Energy Sector Quasi-Fiscal Activities in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union /

A decade into the transition, many of the successor states of the former Soviet Union (FSU) continue to use energy sector quasi-fiscal activities (QFAs), especially low energy prices and the toleration of payment arrears, to provide large implicit and untargeted subsidies. These activities disguise...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tsyvinski, Aleh
Other Authors: Petri, Martin, Taube, Gunther
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/060
Online Access:Full text available on IMF