Energy Subsidies – Widespread, Significant, and Largely Not Reaching the Poor
Fernando Navajas | 18 April 2016Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Energy, Inequality, Subsidies
Energy subsidies are widespread and significant. In 2014, according to the IEA (2015), government support for global fossil fuel consumption amounted to 490 billion US$. An IMF working paper (Coady et al., 2015) reports even higher numbers. Distinguishing between subsidies before (pre) and after (post) ... continue reading