green box

green box
 n.β€” Β«Green box, blue box, amber box and de minimusβ€”which refer to the various kinds of subsidies governments give to the farming communityβ€”are terms used quite frequently in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) parlance.Β» β€”β€œDivided spectrum” Financial Express (India) Nov. 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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