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Balancing Act: Cutting Energy Subsidies While Protecting Affordability

Ruggeri Laderchi, C., Olivier, A., and Trimble, C.
2013
AZ AzerbaijanAM ArmeniaBY BelarusBA Bosnia and HerzegovinaBG BulgariaGE GeorgiaKZ KazakhstanKG KyrgyzstanMK Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaMD MoldovaME MontenegroPL PolandRU RussiaRS SerbiaTJ TajikistanTR TurkeyUA UkraineAL AlbaniaHR CroatiaHU HungaryLT LithuaniaLV LatviaRO Romania
Policies & Measures
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Energy prices and costs
Energy consumption
Vulnerability

The cost of energy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, as elsewhere, is an important policy issue, as shown by the concerns for energy affordability during the past harsh winter. Governments try to moderate the burden of energy expenditures that is experienced by households through subsidies to...Read more

Can poor consumers pay for energy and water? An affordability analysis for transition countries

Fankhauser, S. and Tepic, S.
2007
CZ Czech RepublicEE EstoniaHU HungaryLV LatviaLT LithuaniaPL PolandSK SlovakiaSI SloveniaEU European UnionAL AlbaniaBA Bosnia and HerzegovinaBG BulgariaHR CroatiaMK Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaRO RomaniaRS SerbiaME MontenegroAM ArmeniaAZ AzerbaijanBY BelarusGE GeorgiaKZ KazakhstanKG KyrgyzstanMD MoldovaRU RussiaTJ TajikistanTM TurkmenistanUA UkraineUZ Uzbekistan
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Energy prices and costs

Low-income households spend a substantial share of their income on utility services such as electricity, heating and water. The difficulty of these socially vulnerable consumers to absorb further price increases is often used as an argument against tariff reform. However, detailed quantitative...Read more

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