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    subsidy


    1. Wool was commonly paid as a subsidy to the king, and its valuation in that subsidy ascertains, at least in some degree, what was its ordinary price


    2. If we count the one-third and two-third subsidies as making a complete subsidy between them, there have been five of these general subsidies; so that, before the commencement of the present war, seventy-five per cent


    3. By the second of the rules, annexed to the act of parliament, which imposed what is now called the old subsidy, every merchant, whether English or alien


    4. The duties which have been imposed since the old subsidy, are, the greater part of them, wholly drawn back upon exportation


    5. Upon the exportation of some foreign goods, of which it was expected that the importation would greatly exceed what was necessary for the home consumption, the whole duties are drawn back, without retaining even half the old subsidy


    6. If sugars are exported within a year, therefore, all the duties upon importation are drawn back; and if exported within three years, all the duties, except half the old subsidy, which still continues to be retained upon the exportation of the greater part of goods


    7. By the fourth of the rules annexed to the old subsidy, the drawback allowed upon the exportation of all wines amounted to a great deal more than half the duties which were at that time paid upon their importation ; and it seems at that time to have been the object of the legislature to give somewhat more than ordinary encouragement to the carrying trade in wine


    8. Several of the other duties, too which were imposed either at the same time or subsequent to the old subsidy, what is called the additional duty, the new subsidy, the one-third and two-thirds subsidies, the impost 1692, the tonnage on wine, were allowed to be wholly drawn back upon exportation


    9. Upon the exportation of the greater part of commodities to other countries, half the old subsidy was drawn back


    10. in place of the old subsidy, partly by the new subsidy, by the one-third and two-thirds subsidy, and by the subsidy 1747

    11. 15, this indulgence was a good deal abated, and it was enacted, " That no part of the duty called the old subsidy should be drawn back for any goods of the growth, production, or manufacture of Europe or the East Indies, which should be exported from this kingdom to any British colony or plantation in America; wines, white calicoes, and muslins, excepted


    12. In the book of rates, according to which the old subsidy was levied, beaver skins were estimated at six shillings and eight pence a piece; and the different subsidies and imposts which, before the year 1722, had been laid upon their importation, amounted to one-fifth part of the rate, or to sixteen pence upon each skin; all of which, except half the old subsidy, amounting only to twopence, was drawn back upon exportation


    13. For these reasons, the project of a tax upon shops was laid aside, and in the room of it was substituted the subsidy, 1759


    14. The duties of tonnage and poundage were generally granted to the king by one and the same act of parliament, and were called the subsidy of tonnage and poundage


    15. The subsidy of poundage having continued for so long a time at one shilling in the pound, or at five per cent


    16. , a subsidy came, in the language of the customs, to denote a general duty of this kind of five per cent


    17. This subsidy, which is now called the old subsidy, still continues to be levied, according to the book of rates established by the twelfth of Charles II


    18. The new subsidy, imposed by the ninth and tenth of William III


    19. The one-third and the two-third subsidy made up between them another five per cent


    20. The subsidy of 1747 made a fourth five per cent

    21. Only half the duties imposed by the old subsidy upon importation, are drawn back upon exportation; but the whole of those imposed by the latter subsidies and other imposts are, upon the greater parts of the goods, drawn back in the same manner


    22. In 1708, those duties were all (except the old subsidy of tonnage and poundage, of which one moiety only was made a part of this fund, and a duty upon the importation of Scotch linen, which had been taken off by the articles of union) still further continued, as a fund for new loans, to the first of August 1714, and were called the fourth general mortgage or fund


    23. In 1709, those duties were all ( except the old subsidy of tonnage and poundage, which was now left out of this fund altogether ) still further continued, for the same purpose, to the first of August 1716, and were called the fifth general mortgage or fund


    24. Based on the zip codes of where subsidy checks are mailed we can tell where the farmers are located


    25. A rent subsidy is


    26. Another important benefit of the implantation is the immediate end of the hunger, misery, social abandonment and of the lack of sufficient income for anybody to live well in society with dignity and development opportunities anywhere in the world; it also puts an end to unemployment insurance need, tributary incentive, governmental transfers, subsidy or loan


    27. I looked into subsidy publishing at some point but found it to be much too expensive for my level of resources


    28. Of course he was a subsidy publisher, but the cost was half of my first inquiry


    29. sacrifices at least 40,000 bulls a year, the EU‘s annual subsidy to the industry totals


    30. Since the new subsidy scheme was introduced in 2005, the EU has

    31. iceberg, as the exact subsidy figures are disguised within the EU‘s maze of bureaucracy


    32. His story is long and interesting, and he did all of it without government subsidy and direction


    33. Historian, John Garraty20 wrote, “Unless the government had been willing to build the transcontinental lines itself, some system of subsidy was essential


    34. I wish I could say the same for some of the other subsidy companies as well as some royalty companies


    35. I have already mentioned the lack of standards for some subsidy companies, but there are plenty of other opportunities for piracy


    36. I should add a few words about some subsidy


    37. Lacking direction, Hitler lived on a meager welfare subsidy as an adolescent, due to the death of his father, but after his mother died his portion of the government pension went to his sister


    38. wasn’t eligible for the Native American Land Subsidy, he was still


    39. jority of his Native American Indian land subsidy that he still had


    40. aid subsidy and other corporate allowances

    41. Cornubia will comprise fully subsidized houses for the indigent (those that qualify for a provincial housing subsidy), affordable housing for low-income housing (rental) as well as middle to high-income bonded housing


    42. China, including an annual subsidy of $180,000 for the Dalai


    43. subsidy how the insurance companies can thrive


    44. government’s Indian Land Subsidy, because if you have a full-blooded Indian wife with children and you’re being recognized as a half-blooded Native American yourself, then that would allow you to collect a healthy sum of money from the government


    45. Calvin was set to collect a fortune in the form of an Indian Land Subsidy


    46. And although Jeremiah wasn’t eligible for the Native American Land Subsidy, he was still pretty aware of the Native American ways and traditions, considering he’d grown up around them


    47. Not to mention the majority of his Native American Indian land subsidy that he still had stashed away in a safety deposit box because he didn’t want to keep it in a bank account for fear of being robbed of his bank card


    48. “Not too different from a farm subsidy in the good old USA,” Sterling said


    49. But if you earn just $1,000 more and have an annual income of $63,000, the subsidy immediately drops to zero


    50. The calculator shows that we fall at 258% of the poverty level and that our total estimated health care premium without subsidy would be $1,436 per month for a “Silver-level” plan (discussed in the next section)





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    Synonyms for "subsidy"

    subsidy assistance handout welfare dole backing aid charity

    "subsidy" definitions

    a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public