Fuel and Food Price Subsidies : Issues and Reform Options.
Government price subsidies are pervasive in developed, emerging, and low-income countries. A subsidy is a form of government intervention resulting in a deviation of an actual price facing consumers and producers from a specified benchmark price. Subsidies affect consumption and production patterns...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2008.
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| Series: | Policy Papers; Policy Paper ;
No. 2008/045 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |