The UK’s Subsidy Control regime is one year old on 4th Jan 2024. In this 🧵 I review whether it has been a success so far. 1. The good Public authorities can quickly award large subsidies under the UK rules. There’s no cumbersome notification process as under EU State aid law. 1/6

2. The bad The government’s subsidy transparency website is incredibly poor, eg no search function. This hinders competitors finding out about subsidies to rivals. I expect the Commission is very concerned about this aspect, given its direct impact upon enforcement. x.com/alexanderphr... 2/6