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Fuel Price Subsidies in Gabon : Fiscal Cost and Distributional Impact

Leigh, Daniel - 2006

This paper looks at the fiscal cost and distributional impact of implicit fuel price subsidies in Gabon, where fuel prices have remained largely unchanged since 2002. Using estimated implicit import parity prices, we evaluate the total fiscal cost of the subsidies at 3.2 percent of non-oil GDP...

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The Unequal Benefits of Fuel Subsidies : A Review of Evidence for Developing Countries

Coady, David - 2010

This paper reviews evidence on the impact of fuel subsidy reform on household welfare in developing countries. On … average, the burden of subsidy reform is neutrally distributed across income groups; a $0.25 decrease in the per liter subsidy … subsidies than the bottom. Issues that need to be addressed when undertaking subsidy reform are also discussed, including the …

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The Fiscal and Economic Effects of Federal Credit Assistance Programs

International Monetary Fund - 1990

source—each program’s subsidy component. Recent credit reform proposals would make control of credit subsidies the primary … in improving their economic effects by eliminating unintended subsidies. However, many high subsidy-rate programs appear …

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Optimal Taxation in the Forestry Sector in the Congo Basin : The Case of Gabon

Melhado, Oscar E. - 2007

This paper reviews forestry reform in the Congo basin, focusing on Gabon. It argues that the key challenge for the Congo basin countries is to manage their forests in a sustainable manner. It presents the current situation of forestry taxation and forestry reform in Gabon. The paper analyzes...

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The Complier Pays Principle : The Limits of Fiscal Approaches toward Sustainable Forest Management

Leruth, Luc E. - 2000

This paper examines the role and impact of taxation on sustainable forest management. It is shown that fiscal instruments neither reinforce nor substitute for traditional regulatory approaches. Far from encouraging more sustainable forest management, fiscal instruments such as an inappropriate...

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Forestry Taxation in Africa : The Case of Liberia

Thomas, Saji - 2005

Countries generally tax the forestry sector to achieve the twin objectives of revenue maximization and sustainability of logging levels. In an ideal world of perfect markets and information, auctions would be the best instrument to determine the price of extraction rights. However, a number of...