Assistance provided by government -- its data broadcast about energy (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
state aid
'assistance provided by government' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'its data broadcast about energy' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' indicates anagramming the letters (letters scattered or cast around).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mc2).
'its'+'data'='itsdata'
'itsdata' anagrammed gives 'stataid'.
'stataid' placed around 'e' is 'STATE AID'.
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