Phasing Out Subsidies : Recent Experiences with Fuel in Developing Countries

Many developing countries subsidize petroleum products. The doubling of world oil prices since January 2004 has had very high fiscal costs for these countries, increasing public debt and squeezing other government spending. The subsidies have also had unintended results. But phasing out subsidies is politically challenging. This paper reviews some successful strategies for removing or reducing subsidies while protecting the poorest consumers.

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Main Authors: Bacon, Robert, Kojima, Masami
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-08
Subjects:ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE, ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES, AGRICULTURE, APPROACH, AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL, CONSUMERS, CONTROLLED PRICES, DIESEL, DOWNSTREAM OIL, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, FAIR, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FUEL, FUEL PRICE, FUEL PRICE INCREASE, FUEL PRICES, FUEL SUBSIDIES, FUELS, GASOLINE, INCOME GROUPS, INEFFICIENCY, INTERNATIONAL MARKET, INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES, KEROSENE, KILOWATT-HOURS, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, MARKET PRICES, NATIONAL OIL, NET OIL, OIL, OIL COMPANY, OIL EXPORTERS, OIL IMPORTERS, OIL PRICES, OIL SECTOR, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM GAS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, PETROLEUM SECTOR, PRICE CEILINGS, PRICE CONTROL, PRICE INCREASES, PRICE LEVELS, PRICE SUBSIDIES, PRICING POLICIES, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES, PUBLICITY, PURCHASING, REFINED PRODUCTS, REFINING, RETAIL, RETAIL PRICE, TAX, TAX RATE, TAXATION, TRANSPORT COSTS, WORLD OIL PRICES,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/7039589/phasing-out-subsidies-recent-experiences-fuel-developing-countries
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spelling dig-okr-10986111782024-08-08T17:06:18Z Phasing Out Subsidies : Recent Experiences with Fuel in Developing Countries Bacon, Robert Kojima, Masami ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES AGRICULTURE APPROACH AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL CONSUMERS CONTROLLED PRICES DIESEL DOWNSTREAM OIL ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION FAIR FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FUEL FUEL PRICE FUEL PRICE INCREASE FUEL PRICES FUEL SUBSIDIES FUELS GASOLINE INCOME GROUPS INEFFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES KEROSENE KILOWATT-HOURS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS MARKET PRICES NATIONAL OIL NET OIL OIL OIL COMPANY OIL EXPORTERS OIL IMPORTERS OIL PRICES OIL SECTOR PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PETROLEUM SECTOR PRICE CEILINGS PRICE CONTROL PRICE INCREASES PRICE LEVELS PRICE SUBSIDIES PRICING POLICIES PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC RELATIONS PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES PUBLICITY PURCHASING REFINED PRODUCTS REFINING RETAIL RETAIL PRICE TAX TAX RATE TAXATION TRANSPORT COSTS WORLD OIL PRICES Many developing countries subsidize petroleum products. The doubling of world oil prices since January 2004 has had very high fiscal costs for these countries, increasing public debt and squeezing other government spending. The subsidies have also had unintended results. But phasing out subsidies is politically challenging. This paper reviews some successful strategies for removing or reducing subsidies while protecting the poorest consumers. 2012-08-13T14:22:01Z 2012-08-13T14:22:01Z 2006-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/7039589/phasing-out-subsidies-recent-experiences-fuel-developing-countries https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11178 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 310 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC
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topic ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
AGRICULTURE
APPROACH
AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL
CONSUMERS
CONTROLLED PRICES
DIESEL
DOWNSTREAM OIL
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
FAIR
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FUEL
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICE INCREASE
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SUBSIDIES
FUELS
GASOLINE
INCOME GROUPS
INEFFICIENCY
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES
KEROSENE
KILOWATT-HOURS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
MARKET PRICES
NATIONAL OIL
NET OIL
OIL
OIL COMPANY
OIL EXPORTERS
OIL IMPORTERS
OIL PRICES
OIL SECTOR
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM GAS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM SECTOR
PRICE CEILINGS
PRICE CONTROL
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PRICING POLICIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC RELATIONS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES
PUBLICITY
PURCHASING
REFINED PRODUCTS
REFINING
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TRANSPORT COSTS
WORLD OIL PRICES
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
AGRICULTURE
APPROACH
AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL
CONSUMERS
CONTROLLED PRICES
DIESEL
DOWNSTREAM OIL
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
FAIR
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FUEL
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICE INCREASE
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SUBSIDIES
FUELS
GASOLINE
INCOME GROUPS
INEFFICIENCY
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES
KEROSENE
KILOWATT-HOURS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
MARKET PRICES
NATIONAL OIL
NET OIL
OIL
OIL COMPANY
OIL EXPORTERS
OIL IMPORTERS
OIL PRICES
OIL SECTOR
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM GAS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM SECTOR
PRICE CEILINGS
PRICE CONTROL
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PRICING POLICIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC RELATIONS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES
PUBLICITY
PURCHASING
REFINED PRODUCTS
REFINING
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TRANSPORT COSTS
WORLD OIL PRICES
spellingShingle ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
AGRICULTURE
APPROACH
AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL
CONSUMERS
CONTROLLED PRICES
DIESEL
DOWNSTREAM OIL
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
FAIR
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FUEL
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICE INCREASE
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SUBSIDIES
FUELS
GASOLINE
INCOME GROUPS
INEFFICIENCY
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES
KEROSENE
KILOWATT-HOURS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
MARKET PRICES
NATIONAL OIL
NET OIL
OIL
OIL COMPANY
OIL EXPORTERS
OIL IMPORTERS
OIL PRICES
OIL SECTOR
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM GAS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM SECTOR
PRICE CEILINGS
PRICE CONTROL
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PRICING POLICIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC RELATIONS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES
PUBLICITY
PURCHASING
REFINED PRODUCTS
REFINING
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TRANSPORT COSTS
WORLD OIL PRICES
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
AGRICULTURE
APPROACH
AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL
CONSUMERS
CONTROLLED PRICES
DIESEL
DOWNSTREAM OIL
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
FAIR
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FUEL
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICE INCREASE
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SUBSIDIES
FUELS
GASOLINE
INCOME GROUPS
INEFFICIENCY
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES
KEROSENE
KILOWATT-HOURS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
MARKET PRICES
NATIONAL OIL
NET OIL
OIL
OIL COMPANY
OIL EXPORTERS
OIL IMPORTERS
OIL PRICES
OIL SECTOR
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM GAS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM SECTOR
PRICE CEILINGS
PRICE CONTROL
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PRICING POLICIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC RELATIONS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES
PUBLICITY
PURCHASING
REFINED PRODUCTS
REFINING
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TRANSPORT COSTS
WORLD OIL PRICES
Bacon, Robert
Kojima, Masami
Phasing Out Subsidies : Recent Experiences with Fuel in Developing Countries
description Many developing countries subsidize petroleum products. The doubling of world oil prices since January 2004 has had very high fiscal costs for these countries, increasing public debt and squeezing other government spending. The subsidies have also had unintended results. But phasing out subsidies is politically challenging. This paper reviews some successful strategies for removing or reducing subsidies while protecting the poorest consumers.
topic_facet ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
AGRICULTURE
APPROACH
AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL
CONSUMERS
CONTROLLED PRICES
DIESEL
DOWNSTREAM OIL
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
FAIR
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FUEL
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICE INCREASE
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SUBSIDIES
FUELS
GASOLINE
INCOME GROUPS
INEFFICIENCY
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES
KEROSENE
KILOWATT-HOURS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
MARKET PRICES
NATIONAL OIL
NET OIL
OIL
OIL COMPANY
OIL EXPORTERS
OIL IMPORTERS
OIL PRICES
OIL SECTOR
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM GAS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM SECTOR
PRICE CEILINGS
PRICE CONTROL
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PRICING POLICIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC RELATIONS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES
PUBLICITY
PURCHASING
REFINED PRODUCTS
REFINING
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TRANSPORT COSTS
WORLD OIL PRICES
author Bacon, Robert
Kojima, Masami
author_facet Bacon, Robert
Kojima, Masami
author_sort Bacon, Robert
title Phasing Out Subsidies : Recent Experiences with Fuel in Developing Countries
title_short Phasing Out Subsidies : Recent Experiences with Fuel in Developing Countries
title_full Phasing Out Subsidies : Recent Experiences with Fuel in Developing Countries
title_fullStr Phasing Out Subsidies : Recent Experiences with Fuel in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed Phasing Out Subsidies : Recent Experiences with Fuel in Developing Countries
title_sort phasing out subsidies : recent experiences with fuel in developing countries
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2006-08
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/7039589/phasing-out-subsidies-recent-experiences-fuel-developing-countries
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