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Old 7th Jan 2019, 12:04
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Originally Posted by EIFFS
with regards treating EDI/GLA differently aren’t they doing that by subsidising PIK to stay open when commercially not viable?
Technically it's not a subsidy, but a loan, or at least thats what the government will tell you - EDI/GLA may argue otherwise.

Allowing lower APD rates from PIK than from GLA/EDI would be a subsidy, and would probably be deemed illegal state aid pretty quickly.
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