Many countries strug­gle with low econom­ic growth and high debt and will need bold fiscal actions to restore their finances. Two significant areas for potential savings are energy subsidies and ...

Do subsidies actually work? Let’s dive into the pros and cons of government subsidies and their real-world effects.

Within months of leaving hospital, the local government paid Tang a 6,500-yuan (US$897) reward for having two children as part of a new birth subsidy ... these kinds of economic incentives can ...

(JPMorgan Chase was top; five smaller banks made up the balance.) The firm is not an obvious candidate for government subsidies, even if they involve implicit guarantees instead of cash ...

The government might reduce the per unit subsidy for electric buses under the PM E-Drive scheme to expand coverage without raising the budget. Currently, cities like Surat, Pune, Hyderabad, and ...

Subsidy regimes, once established, are very difficult to overthrow as, doubtless, taxpayers and consumers will discover once higher tariffs — a form of subsidy that will doubtless give birth to ...

Economic experts have said that only by refocusing subsidies as productivity incentives in key sectors with clear return on investment (ROIs) can Nigeria hope to achieve an effectual economic output ...

The Union Cabinet approved a Rs 37,216 crore subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for the Kharif season 2025. This will ensure that farmers receive soil nutrients at affordable prices. The ...

The contemporary adaptation of the historical economic strategies of aggressive ... They implemented policies such as high tariffs, subsidies for domestic industries, and strict regulation of ...

SHAH ALAM, March 28 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has chided the Opposition today for playing up the RON95 petrol subsidy cut, saying it will not affect 80 to 90 per cent of the public. He ...

Consumers took a gloomier view of the economy in March, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly survey, a slide that economists fear might depress spending and investment. The survey ...

Data published by analysts Tussell in January revealed Tesla has benefited from £188 million in UK taxpayer subsidies since 2016, primarily through the plug-in car grant scheme. This scheme ...