Under Mr. Combest's measure, current subsidies would be increased and new ones added.

And the current subsidies actually often hurt the environment by promoting overproduction.

There is no guarantee that all the current subsidies will be there in the future.

It would eliminate current subsidies but raise prices farmers receive for their crops by limiting the amount they can grow.

The corporation has refused, she said, and the union is now looking to the county to increase its current subsidy to the corporation.

The current subsidy of $287 million a year declines until all subsidies end in 1997.

When we look at current subsidies - and if we were to maintain this system - we see huge differences.

This system would provide the milk sector with a higher degree of stability, allowing for the reduction of current public subsidies.

In all, current subsidies of state-owned airlines are running at $10 million a day.

Officials said the city's proposed program would have numerous advantages over the current voucher subsidy.