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favorable external environment. This book focuses on these policies and the economy's salient features, including its close …
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Gasoline and diesel fuel are heavily taxed in many developed and some emerging and developing countries. Outside of the United States and Europe, however, there has been little attempt to quantify the external costs of vehicle use, so policymakers lack guidance on whether prevailing tax rates...
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energy sector's financial imbalances. In conclusion, different policy options are discussed in light of the lessons learned. …
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underpinned by a favorable international environment. Surging energy prices, the exploitation of new gas fields, and an expansion …, or near, potential. The monetization of foreign currency energy receipts by the government has introduced a substantial …
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This paper discusses Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2007–11 for The Gambia. PRSP II builds on the long-term development Vision 2020 of The Gambia. It also takes cognizance of the fact that implementation of PRSP I suffered from revenue shortfalls as the IMF suspended its program...
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This paper reviews the progress report on implementation of the National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED) during 2004 in Albania. The NSSED established a multiyear plan to combat poverty and strengthen governance. The main implication of the Integrated Planning System for the...
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Kenya’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual progress report highlights that sound macroeconomic management policies are finally beginning to yield results in terms of macroeconomic growth, which is the underpinning for future poverty reduction. A high degree of price stability has been...
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This paper examines Kenya’s Poverty Reduction Strategy annual progress report. The Investment Program for the Economic Recovery Strategy is Kenya’s medium-term strategy to foster economic growth and reduce poverty. Poverty is defined as the inability to command resources and is a...
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This study focused on environmental tax measures, and on allocation, pricing, and taxation of Iceland’s major … hydropower and geothermal resources. Measures to secure the tax base for the corporate income tax (CIT) are proposed. Taxation of … the financial sector can be improved by a number of measures. The measures that increase fiscal levies on energy …
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and cumulative externalities and proposes an appropriate corrective tax. It concludes that mineral resources taxation …
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