Loan subsidies - abuse is difficult to police

The problem with loan subsidy schemes as proposed in the UK is: Who will receive these preferential terms? Will it be based on the old school tie, or who the bank manager plays golf with? The beauty of market economies is that the old element of feudalism is replaced by criteria of efficiency. All borrowers should be treated equally if they are good for a loan, and those not making the grade go empty handed. These subsidies create a tremendous amount of moral hazard - the same can be said for all subsidised loan schemes, be they managed by 'Development Banks', the EIB, EBRD etc.