03709nam 2200709 a 450 991045229130332120200520144314.00-8213-9790-71-299-16032-8(CKB)2550000001001376(EBL)1130123(OCoLC)828059545(SSID)ssj0000819473(PQKBManifestationID)12426777(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000819473(PQKBWorkID)10844705(PQKB)11439158(MiAaPQ)EBC1130123(Au-PeEL)EBL1130123(CaPaEBR)ebr10649154(CaONFJC)MIL447282(EXLCZ)99255000000100137620130103d2013 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBalancing act[electronic resource] cutting energy subsidies while protecting affordability /Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi, Anne Olivier, Chris TrimbleWashington, D.C. World Bank20131 online resource (191 p.)Eastern Europe and central Asia reportsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-9789-3 Includes bibliographical references.Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Overview -- Introduction -- Costs, subsidies and household tariffs : the status of reforms in the energy sector in ECA -- Household energy consumption patterns are unlikely to change in the short run -- Energy tariff increases can significantly affect the livelihoods of large segments of the population -- Helping households cope and adapt requires more effective social assistance and demand management -- Balancing fiscal and social sustainability in the energy sector is possible -- Addressing the social impact of energy subsidy removal through ESAS requires significant resources -- Methodological annexes -- Methodological appendix A -- Methodological appendix B -- Methodological appendix C -- Methodological appendix D -- References.In Eastern Europe and Central Asia there are significant pressures for residential energy tariffs to rise, as government budgets are increasingly stretched and cannot afford to pay large energy subsidies. Further pressures for tariffs to rise come from environmental concerns, as the tariff levels that households now face do not cover the social costs of energy production. Because reforms that would increase energy tariffs are likely to affect significantly the poor and the middle class, their political feasibility may be questioned unless appropriate ways of cushioning the impacts can be devisEastern Europe and Central Asia ReportsPower resourcesEurope, EasternFinancePower resourcesAsia, CentralFinancePetroleum productsPricesEurope, EasternPetroleum productsPricesAsia, CentralElectric utilitiesRatesEurope, EasternElectric utilitiesRatesAsia, CentralElectronic books.Power resourcesFinance.Power resourcesFinance.Petroleum productsPricesPetroleum productsPricesElectric utilitiesRatesElectric utilitiesRates333.79/158Ruggeri Laderchi Caterina877636Olivier Anne877637Trimble Chris877638MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452291303321Balancing act1959696UNINA