English-Spanish translations for public assistance

Definition of public assistance

• Payment made to disadvantaged persons by government in order to alleviate the burdens of poverty, unemployment, disability, old age, etc
• government subsidy

Examples

• The Tobacco Fund is financed by a deduction from the premiums granted to tobacco producers and it is therefore justified to propose that all public assistance for measures financed under the Fund be provided from the Community own resources in the Fund. [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2002:331:0016:0022:EN:PDF]

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