Petroleum Product Subsidies : Costly, Inequitable, and On the Rise /

Petroleum product subsidies have again started to increase with the rebound in international prices. This note reviews recent developments in subsidy levels and argues that reforming the policy framework for setting petroleum product prices is necessary to reduce the fiscal burden of these subsidies...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Piotrowski, John
Other Authors: Coady, David, Ossowski, Rolando, Tyson, Justin
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Staff Position Notes; Staff Position Note ; No. 2010/005
Online Access:Full text available on IMF

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