Managing the balancing act : energy subsidies and energy affordability (English)

Many Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries are faced with a difficult balancing act of cutting subsidies to the energy sector while protecting affordability for consumers. This study assesses at the micro-level the distributional impact of raising energy prices to cost recovery levels, while recommending a transition to more effective social assistance measures and demand management interventions. Sheltering consumers from the high cost of energy...

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Ruggeri Laderchi,Caterina;

Olivier,Anne;

Trimble,Christopher Philip;
Document Date
2013/11/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
83946
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Europe and Central Asia,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2014/01/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Managing the balancing act : energy subsidies and energy affordability
Keywords
Energy

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Ruggeri Laderchi,Caterina; Olivier,Anne; Trimble,Christopher Philip.

Managing the balancing act : energy subsidies and energy affordability (English). Europe and Central Asia knowledge brief|issue no. 66 Washington, DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/484381468038086787

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