Fiscal and Welfare Impacts of Electricity Subsidies in Central America

Central American countries spend approximately one percent of their aggregate gross domestic product subsidizing residential electricity consumption. This amount is comparable with what these countries spend on education and social assistance. The pressure that electricity subsidies exert on governm...

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Main Authors: Hernández Oré, Marco Antonio, Sánchez, Luis Álvaro, Sousa, Liliana D., Tornarolli, Leopoldo
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28504