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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Huvudupphovsman: Piotrowski, John
Övriga upphovsmän: Coady, David, Ossowski, Rolando, Tyson, Justin
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Serie:IMF Staff Position Notes; Staff Position Note ; No. 2010/005
Länkar:Full text available on IMF