02002cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013606 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484305164 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Anand, Rahul. The Fiscal and Welfare Impacts of Reforming Fuel Subsidies in India / Rahul Anand, David Coady, Adil Mohommad, Vimal Thakoor. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (31 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Rising fuel subsidies have contributed to fiscal pressures in India. A key policy concern regarding subsidy reform is the adverse welfare impact on households, in particular poor households. This paper evaluates the fiscal and welfare implications of fuel subsidy reform in India. Fuel subsidies are found to be badly targeted, with the richest ten percent of households receiving seven times more in benefits than the poorest ten percent. Although subsidy reform would generate substantial fiscal savings, the associated increases in fuel and other prices would lower household real incomes of all income groups. Better targeting of fuel subsidies would fully protect lower income households while still generating substantial net fiscal savings. Lessons from subsidy reforms in other countries are identified and discussed. Mode of access: Internet Coady, David. Mohommad, Adil. Thakoor, Vimal. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/128 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2013/128/001.2013.issue-128-en.xml IMF e-Library