Balancing act
Subtitle: cutting energy subsidies while protecting affordability
By: Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi, Anne Olivier, Chris Trimble
Contributors: Olivier, Anne; Trimble, Chris
Series: Eastern Europe and Central Asia reports
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780821397893; 9780821397909
Subjects: Rates; Finance; Prices; Power resources; Electric utilities; Petroleum products
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Acronyms and abbreviations; title: Overview; title: Introduction; title: Costs, subsidies and household tariffs : the status of reforms in the energy sector in ECA; title: Household energy consumption patterns are unlikely to change in the short run; title: Energy tariff increases can significantly affect the livelihoods of large segments of the population; title: Helping households cope and adapt requires more effective social assistance and demand management; title: Balancing fiscal and social sustainability in the energy sector is possible; title: Addressing the social impact of energy subsidy removal through ESAS requires significant resources; title: Methodological annexes; title: Methodological appendix A; title: Methodological appendix B; title: Methodological appendix C; title: Methodological appendix D; title: References.