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Scorecard for Subsidies : How Utility Subsidies Perform in Transition Economies

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dc.contributor.authorLovei, Laszlo
dc.contributor.authorGurenko, Eugene
dc.contributor.authorHaney, Michael
dc.contributor.authorO'Keefe, Philip
dc.contributor.authorShkaratan, Maria
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T15:00:03Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T15:00:03Z
dc.date.issued2000-10
dc.description.abstractUnlike the poor in many developing countries, those in Central and Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union, are highly connected to network utilities. During the early 1990s, it became clear that without subsidies, many households would have difficulty paying their utility bills. Governments started to experiment with various subsidy schemes. This note describes the main schemes, scoring those, based on the following criteria: the extent to which the poor are being reached, i.e., coverage; the share of the subsidy that goes to the poor, i.e., targeting; predictability of the benefit for the poor; the extent of pricing distortions, and other unintended side-effects; and, administration costs, and difficulty. Moreover, the note provides a methodology for governments designing subsidies, to decide which scheme is likely to be the best for their country.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/729354/scorecard-subsidies-utility-subsidies-perform-transition-economies
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11413
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11413
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesViewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 218
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectTARGETED ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPRICE DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS CONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectCORPORATE TAXES
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectEVALUATION CRITERIA
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRICE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER METERS
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.titleScorecard for Subsidies : How Utility Subsidies Perform in Transition Economiesen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:30:33.453659Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Viewpoint
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/729354/scorecard-subsidies-utility-subsidies-perform-transition-economies
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0854f6b2b_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum729354
okr.identifier.report21478
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2000/12/22/000094946_00121301484015/Rendered/PDF/multi_page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.sectorOther Public Sector Management
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.topicTaxation and Subsidies
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitPrivate Participation in Infrstr (INFPI)
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