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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967113603321

Autore

Gillingham Robert

Titolo

The Magnitude and Distribution of Fuel Subsidies : : Evidence from Bolivia, Ghana, Jordan, Mali, and Sri Lanka / / Robert Gillingham, David Locke Newhouse, David Coady, Kangni Kpodar, Moataz El-Said, Paulo Medas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

9786613845863

9781462321544

1462321542

9781451999440

1451999445

9781283533416

1283533413

9781451909609

1451909608

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (39 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

CoadyDavid

El-SaidMoataz

KpodarKangni

MedasPaulo

NewhouseDavid Locke

Soggetti

Fuel - Prices

Fuel trade - Subsidies

Deflation

Energy industries & utilities

Energy subsidies

Energy: Demand and Supply

Expenditures, Public

Fuel prices

Income

Inflation

Macroeconomics

Oil prices

Personal income

Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions

Price Level

Prices



Public Finance

Sri Lanka

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"November 2006".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. MAGNITUDE, FINANCING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONSUMER SUBSIDIES""; ""III. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES""; ""IV. CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""APPENDIX I. IDENTIFYING MAGNITUDE AND FINANCING OF FUEL SUBSIDIES""; ""APPENDIX II. EVALUATING SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REAL INCOME EFFECTS""; ""REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

With the recent jump in world oil prices, the issue of petroleum product pricing has become increasingly important in developing countries. Reflecting a reluctance of many governments to pass these price increases onto energy users, energy price subsidies are absorbing an increasing share of scarce public resources. This paper identifies the issues that need to be discussed when analyzing the fiscal and social costs of fuel subsidies. Using examples from analyses recently undertaken for five countries, it also identifies the magnitude of consumer subsidies and their fiscal implications. The results of the analysis show that-in all of these countries-energy subsidies have significant social and fiscal costs and are badly targeted.