Among the most criticized subsidies are the $5.2 billion a year in "direct payments," which are disbursed to farmers even now when they are reaping unprecedented earnings from strong harvests and record-high grain prices.
Greek newspaper Kathimerini reports: They were protesting plans to introduce further reductions and a ceiling to pensions, slashing the 13th and 14th pension -- which are disbursed in three installments at Christmas, Easter and during the summer -- as well as reductions in special benefits and a lump sum given at retirement.
Nyserda, they say, has not done a good enough job to help New Yorkers get its rebates and loans, which are disbursed on a first-come-first-served basis; they note that the agency has 14 people working out of a single office in the city.
The insurance company covering the boat reached a $4 million settlement, which was disbursed among the survivors and the victims' families.
With very few exceptions, a calendar year must be spent on Alaska soil in order to initially qualify for the check, which is disbursed every fall to every man, woman and child.
The decline in Mumbwa is attributable mainly to a large increase of "other" income, including considerable contributions for the construction of a new district hospital which was disbursed in 2006 and 2007.
A good example is the last financial year (2011/2012), during which the funds were disbursed at the end of the financial year" (FGD participant 6).
Information such as how public funds were disbursed, who made the decisions, how it was allocated, which firms borrowed from the Federal Reserve and accessed the Federal Reserve discount window.
Only the 325 survivors in England will benefit from the money, which will be disbursed by the Thalidomide Trust.
While that is not a crippling sum for a company that routinely spends more than $1 billion a year on capital improvements, Con Ed is appealing for government aid, which is being disbursed through a number of state agencies.
