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<p>There is lack of research on the evaluation of state aid provided to food industry enterprises in Poland, within the framework of general principles of the European Union competition policy, taking into account structure of the industry. The aim of the study is to assess the scale of general public aid for dairies, taking into account the type of enterprises, their size and location. The statistical analysis is based on SUDOP data. The amount of aid granted in 2015–2021 increased as well as the number of beneficiaries of the aid. The highest value share involved subsidies for R&amp;D projects. The share of large dairies in funds is similar to their market share. We witness a significant concentration of aid regionally and among the beneficiaries. Dairy cooperatives accounted for a greater share of the employment of disabled persons and prisoners than other entities, which may be due to their bimodal nature.</p>
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There is lack of research on the evaluation of state aid provided to food industry enterprises in Poland, within the framework of general principles of the European Union competition policy, taking into account structure of the industry. The aim of the study is to assess the scale of general public aid for dairies, taking into account the type of enterprises, their size and location. The statistical analysis is based on SUDOP data. The amount of aid granted in 2015–2021 increased as well as the number of beneficiaries of the aid. The highest value share involved subsidies for R&D projects. The share of large dairies in funds is similar to their market share. We witness a significant concentration of aid regionally and among the beneficiaries. Dairy cooperatives accounted for a greater share of the employment of disabled persons and prisoners than other entities, which may be due to their bimodal nature.

The role of state aid for the food industry – Based on the example of dairies in Poland

International Journal of Management and Economics

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There is lack of research on the evaluation of state aid provided to food industry enterprises in Poland, within the framework of general principles of the...

The role of state aid for the food industry – Based on the example of dairies in Poland

Article Category: Empirical Paper

Published Online: Jun 30, 2023

Page range: 101 - 116

Received: Sep 20, 2022

Accepted: Feb 28, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2023-0037

Keywords
dairy, food industry, EU competition policy, state aid, Poland

© 2023 Maria Zuba-Ciszewska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The role of state aid for the food industry – Based on the example of dairies in Poland

Article Category: Empirical Paper

Published Online: Jun 30, 2023

Page range: 101 - 116

Received: Sep 20, 2022

Accepted: Feb 28, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2023-0037

Keywordsdairy, food industry, EU competition policy, state aid, Poland

© 2023 Maria Zuba-Ciszewska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
dairy, food industry, EU competition policy, state aid, Poland