State aid: any kind of advantage (for example a grant, tax or interest relief) given to a company by an EU country which confers on that company an economic advantage over its competitors.

The extension of this measure continues our government's strong record of support for small businesses, which includes help for entrepreneurs, a reduction in red tape and lower taxes for those businesses that stimulate our economy.

The Minister of Finance knew that tax relief for large employers in Canada was a good idea, but the Liberals have had to come up with another configuration.

The CITC is a tax relief for corporations and individuals who invest in specialist financial intermediaries (Community Development Finance Institutions).

Member States treating non-resident corporate taxpayers as fiscally transparent on this basis should grant the appropriate tax relief in respect of revenue which forms part of the tax base of the parent company.

Promotional incentives have been introduced in the fields of public procurement (such as the introduction of a selection criterion whereby applicants have to prove their technical capacity to deal with environmental issues), financial support (subsidies for new EMAS registrations, tax breaks on purchases designed to improve environmental performance, reduced registration fees, etc.), technical support (phased implementation programmes specially designed for SMEs, etc.) and information support (customised information programmes, information campaigns aimed at specific interest groups and the general public, conferences and workshops, etc) ...[+++].