# Public aid (government support)

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## Definition

The support of distressed companies (stricken enterprises) or entire industries by the state. In the course of the financial crisis following the subprime crisis, this was applied in many forms and in almost all affected countries. - See cash injection, tax concession, grant, payday rule. - Cf. ECB Monthly Bulletin of April 2009, pp. 22 et seq. (overview of measures taken in the wake of the financial crisis, effects; conclusions), ECB Annual Report 2008, pp. 85 et seq. (statistical accounting of state aid), ECB Monthly Bulletin of July 2009, pp. 71 et seq. (effects of state aid for the banking sector; overviews). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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