Energy Subsidy Reform : Lessons and Implications

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Series:: Books
Author(s):: Benedict Clements, David Coady, Stefania Fabrizio, Sanjeev Gupta, Trevor Alleyne, and Carlo Sdralevich
Publisher:: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Published Date:: September 2013
DOI:: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475558111.071
ISBN:: 9781475558111
Page:: 194

Energy subsidies are aimed at protecting consumers, however, subsidies aggravate fiscal imbalances, crowd out priority public spending, and depress private investment, including in the energy sector. This book provides the most comprehensive estimates of energy subsidies currently available for 176 countries and an analysis of 'how to do' energy subsidy reform, drawing on insights from 22 country case studies undertaken by the IMF staff and analyses carried out by other institutions.

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Energy Subsidy Reform: Lessons and Implications

Front Matter

Chapter 1. Introduction and Background
Chapter 2. Defining and Measuring Energy Subsidies
Chapter 3. Macroeconomic, Environmental, and Social Implications
Chapter 4. Reforming Energy Subsidies: Lessons from Experience
Chapter 5. Case Studies from the Sub-Saharan Africa Region
Chapter 6. Case Studies from Emerging and Developing Asia
Chapter 7. Case Studies from the Middle East and North Africa Region
Chapter 8. Case Studies from the Latin America and Caribbean Region
Chapter 9. Case Studies from Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Appendix A. Estimating Pretax and Posttax Global Energy Subsidies
Appendix B. Assessing the Environmental and Health Impacts of Energy Subsidy Reform

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