We need more scrutiny for business subsidies

Rickard, Stephanie ORCID: 0000-0001-7886-9513 (2025) We need more scrutiny for business subsidies. British Politics and Policy at LSE (31 Jan 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

While the UK was an EU member, it followed strict rules regarding the amount of subsidies businesses could receive from public authorities. Today, the rules are much looser. But despite such subsidies reaching a total of £72 billion a year, only 22 of those business subsidies meet the threshold for mandatory scrutinization by the Competition and Markets Authority. Stephanie Rickard argues that mandatory scrutiny for all subsidies over £10 million should remain, helping public authorities make better decisions about which businesses to support.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Government
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Date Deposited:	12 Feb 2025 15:54
Last Modified:	12 Feb 2025 15:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127260

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