LEADER 03943oam 22007935 450 001 9910954076003321 005 20240313151811.0 010 $a9780821397909 010 $a0821397907 010 $a9781299160323 010 $a1299160328 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-9789-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001001376 035 $a(EBL)1130123 035 $a(OCoLC)828059545 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000819473 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12426777 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000819473 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10844705 035 $a(PQKB)11439158 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1130123 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10649154 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL447282 035 $a(The World Bank)17578848 035 $a(US-djbf)17578848 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1130123 035 $a(Perlego)1483516 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001001376 100 $a20130103d2013 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aBalancing act : $ecutting energy subsidies while protecting affordability /$fCaterina Ruggeri Laderchi, Anne Olivier, Chris Trimble 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (pages cm.) 225 0 $aEastern Europe and Central Asia reports 225 0$aEastern Europe and central Asia reports 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780821397893 311 08$a0821397893 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- 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. 330 $aIn Eastern Europe and Central Asia there are significant pressures for residential energy tariffs to rise, as government budgets are increasingly stretched and cannot afford to pay large energy subsidies. Further pressures for tariffs to rise come from environmental concerns, as the tariff levels that households now face do not cover the social costs of energy production. Because reforms that would increase energy tariffs are likely to affect significantly the poor and the middle class, their political feasibility may be questioned unless appropriate ways of cushioning the impacts can be devis 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aPower resources$zEurope, Eastern$xFinance 606 $aPower resources$zAsia, Central$xFinance 606 $aPetroleum products$xPrices$zEurope, Eastern 606 $aPetroleum products$xPrices$zAsia, Central 606 $aElectric utilities$xRates$zEurope, Eastern 606 $aElectric utilities$xRates$zAsia, Central 615 0$aPower resources$xFinance. 615 0$aPower resources$xFinance. 615 0$aPetroleum products$xPrices 615 0$aPetroleum products$xPrices 615 0$aElectric utilities$xRates 615 0$aElectric utilities$xRates 676 $a333.79/158 700 $aRuggeri Laderchi$b Caterina$01620569 701 $aOlivier$b Anne$0877637 701 $aTrimble$b Chris$01179604 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954076003321 996 $aBalancing act$94357963 997 $aUNINA