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Incentive-Based Subsidies : Designing Output-Based Subsidies for Water Consumption

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dc.contributor.authorGomez-Lobo, Andres
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T14:54:40Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T14:54:40Z
dc.date.issued2001-06
dc.description.abstractTo guarantee adequate and affordable water and sanitation services for vulnerable households, Chile introduced an individual means-tested water consumption subsidy a decade ago. Although the public authorities determine how the subsidy is applied, the mostly private companies deliver the service - under a scheme with built-in incentives to ensure cost-effective service delivery by the companies and low wastage by the customers. This case study reviews Chile's experience of using tax-funded subsidy payments, contingent on delivery of service by water companies. Funding the subsidy through general taxation allows the regulator to set tariffs according to economic criteria. Targeting allows scarce resources to be directed to those who need subsidies most. Both characteristics reduce the financial burden on the government as compared with the universal subsidy used in the past.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1490091/incentive-based-subsidies-designing-output-based-subsidies-water-consumption
dc.identifier.citationViewpoint. -- Note no. 232 (June 2001)
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11380
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11380
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesViewpoint
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE WATER
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCONNECTION SUBSIDY
dc.subjectCROWDING
dc.subjectCUBIC METER
dc.subjectCUBIC METERS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL LEVEL
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectSANITATION SECTOR
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectSEWERAGE BILL
dc.subjectTARIFF SETTING
dc.subjectTRANSFER PAYMENTS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWASTAGE
dc.subjectWATER CHARGES
dc.subjectWATER COMPANIES
dc.subjectWATER COMPANY
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER PRICES
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER TARIFFS
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES
dc.subjectWATER TARIFFS
dc.subjectWATER PRICES
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.titleIncentive-Based Subsidies : Designing Output-Based Subsidies for Water Consumptionen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:19:20.991011Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Viewpoint
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1490091/incentive-based-subsidies-designing-output-based-subsidies-water-consumption
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid801301468743669662
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0854fa8bb_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1490091
okr.identifier.report22409
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryChile
okr.sectorOther Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Use
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitFin & Private Sector Develop VP
okr.volume1 of 1
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