Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Indian government has, since independence, subsidised many industries and products, from petrol to food. Loss-making state-owned enterprises are assisted by the government and farmers are given access to free electricity. Overall, a 2005 article by International Herald Tribune stated that subsidies amounted to 14% of GDP. As much as 39% of subsidised kerosene is stolen.On the other hand, India spends relatively little on education, health, or infrastructure. Urgently needed infrastructure investment has been much lower than in China. According to the UNESCO, India has the lowest public expenditure on higher education per student in the world.India's subsidies have been criticised by the World Bank as allegedly increasing economic inefficiency.However, this argument against subsidies in India does not consider that just agricultural and fisheries subsidies form over 40% of the EU budget (see Agricultural subsidy) although in Europe only a fraction of the people compared to India will be affected. This is also true of United States and most other Western countries.. }
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- Subsidies_in_India abstract "The Indian government has, since independence, subsidised many industries and products, from petrol to food. Loss-making state-owned enterprises are assisted by the government and farmers are given access to free electricity. Overall, a 2005 article by International Herald Tribune stated that subsidies amounted to 14% of GDP. As much as 39% of subsidised kerosene is stolen.On the other hand, India spends relatively little on education, health, or infrastructure. Urgently needed infrastructure investment has been much lower than in China. According to the UNESCO, India has the lowest public expenditure on higher education per student in the world.India's subsidies have been criticised by the World Bank as allegedly increasing economic inefficiency.However, this argument against subsidies in India does not consider that just agricultural and fisheries subsidies form over 40% of the EU budget (see Agricultural subsidy) although in Europe only a fraction of the people compared to India will be affected. This is also true of United States and most other Western countries.".