Subsidies Pose Fresh Risks as Countries Confront Rising Prices

A.M. Edition for April 5. A number of countries are turning to subsidies on goods like fuel and food as they attempt to shield citizens from rising prices. But as WSJ economics correspondent Tom Fairless explains, subsidies come with their own set of risks, stretching public finances and posing the thorny issue of how to undo policies people come to rely on. Luke Vargas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices