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Export subsidy1. A subsidy to exports; that is, a payment to exporters of a good per unit of the good exported. 2. Sometimes applied to any payments to producers that lead to an increase in exports.Similar MatchesSubsidySubsidyA payment by government, perhaps implicit, to the private sector in return for some activity that it wants to reward, encourage, or assist. Under WTO rules, subsidies may be prohibited, actionable, or non-actionable. Non-actionable subsidyNon-actionable subsidyA subsidy that is permitted by the rules of the WTO, thus not subject to countervailing duties. These include non-specific subsidies, subsidies for industrial research, regional aids, and some environmental subsidies. Actionable subsidyActionable subsidyA subsidy that is not prohibited by the WTO but that member countries are permitted to levy countervailing duties against. Prohibited subsidyProhibited subsidyA subsidy that is prohibited under the rules of the WTO. These include subsidies that are specifically designed to distort international trade, such as export subsidies or subsidies that require use of domestic rather than imported inputs. Environmental subsidyEnvironmental subsidyA subsidy intended for environmental purposes. A subsidy for adapting existing facilities to new environmental laws or regulations is non-actionable under WTO rules. Further SuggestionsProducer subsidy equivalentNon-specific subsidy Cross subsidy |
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