mate's rates

pl n

chiefly informal Austral and NZ preferential rates of payment offered to a friend

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MATE'S RATES Egypt's improved macro stability coaxed the Central Bank into cutting rates for the first time since the 2011 revolution.

The price of rebellion

20% WONDER IF I'D GET MATE'S RATES IF I TOOK THE WIFE TO FERNANDO'S?

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Mate's rates with the Tories don't just include sweetheart tax deals with Google Fat Cats but taxpayer's cash for chums while there's a kick in the wallets for everywhere else, a measly 4% of that extra cash destined for Labour councils.

COLUMNIST

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said: "We can't have mate's rates when it comes to taxes.

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We've already spent our full fee from the show on the production and in typical Fontaines manner; everything else is on mate's rates. I can't thank them enough.

We've outsold bands with huge budgets behind them; REVIEW 63 7 QUESTIONS THE LAFONTAINES FRONTMAN KERR OKAN ON BARRAS GIG AND THEIR GROWING SUCCESS

Is that what is meant by 'mate's rates?' What a way to run a country.

Comment: Letter: Blair's pals worsen transport crisis

But Tony and Todd are angry when Jason offers a loft conversion at mate's rates. Can he be persuaded to cut a better deal?

BARLOW'S BACK ON THE COBBLES; But Ken gets a shock when he hears about Peter..

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