State Aid Modernisation – Trying to Do More With Less

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Hilary Jennings, May 28, 2014

Nevertheless, the SAM reforms mark a shift in approach. The new and revised regulations and guidelines seek to provide wider exemptions and focus on the most distortive aid. The focus has also shifted from ex-ante to ex-post control, with greater emphasis on more detailed and comprehensive analysis for the larger, more complex, and “most dangerous” cases. The new framework also envisages