Subsidy Control Second Step: Granting A Subsidy Within The UK-EU TCA

Our first article in this series set out the pathway to determining the appropriate international agreement which applies to a proposed measure. This second article summarises the framework of granting a subsidy (particularly where it is established that the TCA is applicable).

Our first article in this series set out the pathway to determining the appropriate international agreement which applies to a proposed measure. This second article summarises the framework of granting a subsidy (particularly where it is established that the TCA is applicable).

The five steps

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (DBEIS) have helpfully provided technical guidance which sets out a five step process to lawfully awarding a subsidy. Step one is addressed in our first article in this series and so this article focuses on the remaining steps.