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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Autore principale: Tsyvinski, Aleh
Altri autori: Petri, Martin, Taube, Gunther
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/060
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF
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