11. Subsidies would be paid regardless of the strength of market prices. 12. The accord increases the amount of acres on which cotton subsidies could be paid from an earlier, more draconian measure. 13. The EU pays subsidies to bridge the gap between EU market prices and world market prices, which are generally lower than EU price levels. 14. The House bill would pay farmers fixed but declining subsidies over seven years, while the Senate version would pay subsidies only during years of low grain prices. 15. The subsidies are actually paid by the traditional utilities, which agreed to dip into their reserves to help entice people into the pilot program. 16. The subsidies were originally paid to VW by the state of Saxony, without EU approval. 17. The White House wants to maintain a policy that pays subsidies only when prices are weak. 18. The workers are also demanding that the government pay overdue subsidies to the mines. 19. Under the House Republican plan, the government would pay subsidies to insurance companies to encourage them to sell insurance covering the drug costs of Medicare beneficiaries. 20. Under the House Republican bill, the government would pay subsidies to insurance companies to induce them to sell insurance covering drug costs of Medicare beneficiaries. |