Why is reducing energy subsidies a prudent, fair, and transformative policy for Indonesia? (English)

If there was one bold and timely policy to transform Indonesia, this is it. In 2012, spending on energy subsidies claimed more than one-fifth of the central government's budget, that is, more than three times the allocation for infrastructure such as roads, water, electricity and irrigation networks, and three times the government wide spending on health. In addition to crowding out high-priority spending, subsidies disproportionately benefit households...

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Diop,Ndiame;
Document Date
2014/03/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
86815
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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Indonesia,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2014/04/11
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Why is reducing energy subsidies a prudent, fair, and transformative policy for Indonesia?
Keywords
energy subsidies

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Diop,Ndiame.

Why is reducing energy subsidies a prudent, fair, and transformative policy for Indonesia? (English). Economic premise|no. 136 Washington, DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/118181468044121438

Why is reducing energy subsidies a prudent, fair, and transformative policy for Indonesia? (English)

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