Balancing Act : Cutting Energy Subsidies While Protecting Affordability / Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi, Anne Olivier, Chris Trimble.

In Eastern Europe and Central Asia there are significant pressures for residential energy tariffs to rise, as government budgets are increasingly stretched and cannot afford to pay large energy subsidies. Further pressures for tariffs to rise come from environmental concerns, as the tariff levels th...

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Main Authors: Ruggeri Laderchi, Caterina (Author), Olivier, Anne (Author), Trimble, Chris (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank, [2013]
Series:Eastern Europe and central Asia reports.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Overview
  • Introduction
  • Costs, subsidies and household tariffs : the status of reforms in the energy sector in ECA
  • Household energy consumption patterns are unlikely to change in the short run
  • Energy tariff increases can significantly affect the livelihoods of large segments of the population
  • Helping households cope and adapt requires more effective social assistance and demand management
  • Balancing fiscal and social sustainability in the energy sector is possible
  • Addressing the social impact of energy subsidy removal through ESAS requires significant resources
  • Methodological annexes
  • Methodological appendix A
  • Methodological appendix B
  • Methodological appendix C
  • Methodological appendix D
  • References.