Assistance and subsidies

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000107",
  "term": "Assistance and subsidies",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Cash contributions and subsidies to persons, not in payments for goods or services or claims against the government. For local governments, this object category comprises only direct cash assistance payments to public welfare recipients. For states, it includes also veterans' bonuses and direct cash grants for tuition, scholarships, and aid to nonpublic education institutions.",
  "subject": "Governments",
  "see_also": [
    "Expenditure",
    "Statistics about Governments"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/assistance-and-subsidies/"
}