Subsidies are money given by a government to help an industry or business, so that the industry or business can sell things at a lower price.
Subsidies can be good because they help businesses, but some people think they can also be bad because they might make things unfair.
Examples:
The government gives subsidies to farmers to help them grow food.
The company received subsidies to keep the prices low.
Subsidies help the company make more money.
The subsidies made the product cheaper for everyone.
Some people think subsidies are not fair.
The subsidies made the company very rich.