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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451737603321

Autore

Tordo Silvana

Titolo

Fiscal systems for hydrocarbons [[electronic resource] ] : design issues / / Silvana Tordo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2007

ISBN

1-281-00099-X

9786611000998

0-8213-7267-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (86 p.)

Collana

World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 123

Disciplina

338.1

Soggetti

Petroleum industry and trade - Government policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-73).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Life Cycle of a Petroleum Project; LIST OF FIGURES; 3. Legal Arrangements in the Petroleum Industry; LIST OF TABLES; 4. Fiscal Regimes for the Petroleum Sector: Tax and Non-Tax Instruments; 5. Designing Efficient Fiscal Systems; 6. Fiscal Systems' Measures and Economic Indicators; 7. Designing Petroleum Fiscal Systems: Issues to be Considered; 8. Conclusion; APPENDIXES; LIST OF GRAPHS; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Although host governments and investors may share one common objective - the desire for projects to generate high levels off revenue - their other goals are not entirely aligned. Host governments aim to maximize rent for their country over time, while achieving other development and socioeconomic objectives. Investors aim to ensure that the return on investment is consistent with the risk associated with the project, and with their corporations' strategic objectives. To reconcile these often conflicting objectives, more and more countries rely on transparent institutional arrangements and flex