Reforming Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Measures to Protect the Poor
As part of its energy sector reforms, the Government of Pakistan plans to reduce spending on electricity subsidies to 0.3-0.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by mid-2016. The reforms will alleviate a major constraint on the government'...
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okr-10986-215692021-04-23T14:04:03Z Reforming Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Measures to Protect the Poor Walker, Thomas Sahin, Sebnem Saqib, Mohammad Mayer, Kristy AGRICULTURE APPROACH BALANCE BASE YEAR BATTERIES BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BUSINESSES CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS COAL COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS COST OF ELECTRICITY DEBT DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ELASTICITY OF DEMAND ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY ACCESS ELECTRICITY BILLS ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY COSTS ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY LOAD ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICE INCREASE ELECTRICITY PRICE INCREASES ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORM ELECTRICITY SERVICE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY USAGE ELECTRICITY USE ELECTRICITY UTILITIES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FORECASTS FUEL FUEL OIL GDP GENERATORS GEOGRAPHICAL AREA GLOBAL TRADE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK LIVING STANDARDS MONETARY FUND NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL GAS OIL PRICES OPEN ACCESS POWER SECTOR PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE INCREASES PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PROCUREMENT PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY REAL GDP REGISTRATION SYSTEMS REGISTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY RESULT RESULTS SAFETY NETS TARGETS TARIFF REVENUE TARIFF REVENUES TARIFF STRUCTURE TAX TELEVISION USERS USES UTILITY FUNCTION As part of its energy sector reforms, the Government of Pakistan plans to reduce spending on electricity subsidies to 0.3-0.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by mid-2016. The reforms will alleviate a major constraint on the government's budget. However, they will necessitate increases in the price of electricity, which have the potential to measurably reduce the welfare of the poor. The government will need to carefully design the price increases and provide associated compensation to avoid this outcome. This paper demonstrates that that it is possible for the government to protect the poor against most of the costs of the reform while at the same time improving the targeting of remaining subsidy expenditures. Measures that can be taken include targeting subsidies based on poverty scores and providing targeted cash compensation to poor households. The authors illustrate how these measures can be implemented, and estimate their associated welfare impacts. 2015-03-10T15:50:56Z 2015-03-10T15:50:56Z 2014-06-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/23853273/reforming-electricity-subsidies-pakistan-measures-protect-poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21569 English en_US World Bank Policy Paper Series on Pakistan;PK 24/12 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study South Asia Pakistan |
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AGRICULTURE APPROACH BALANCE BASE YEAR BATTERIES BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BUSINESSES CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS COAL COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS COST OF ELECTRICITY DEBT DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ELASTICITY OF DEMAND ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY ACCESS ELECTRICITY BILLS ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY COSTS ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY LOAD ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICE INCREASE ELECTRICITY PRICE INCREASES ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORM ELECTRICITY SERVICE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY USAGE ELECTRICITY USE ELECTRICITY UTILITIES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FORECASTS FUEL FUEL OIL GDP GENERATORS GEOGRAPHICAL AREA GLOBAL TRADE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK LIVING STANDARDS MONETARY FUND NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL GAS OIL PRICES OPEN ACCESS POWER SECTOR PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE INCREASES PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PROCUREMENT PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY REAL GDP REGISTRATION SYSTEMS REGISTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY RESULT RESULTS SAFETY NETS TARGETS TARIFF REVENUE TARIFF REVENUES TARIFF STRUCTURE TAX TELEVISION USERS USES UTILITY FUNCTION |
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As part of its energy sector reforms,
the Government of Pakistan plans to reduce spending on
electricity subsidies to 0.3-0.4 percent of gross domestic
product (GDP) by mid-2016. The reforms will alleviate a
major constraint on the government's budget. However,
they will necessitate increases in the price of electricity,
which have the potential to measurably reduce the welfare of
the poor. The government will need to carefully design the
price increases and provide associated compensation to avoid
this outcome. This paper demonstrates that that it is
possible for the government to protect the poor against most
of the costs of the reform while at the same time improving
the targeting of remaining subsidy expenditures. Measures
that can be taken include targeting subsidies based on
poverty scores and providing targeted cash compensation to
poor households. The authors illustrate how these measures
can be implemented, and estimate their associated welfare impacts. |
| format |
Economic & Sector Work |
| author |
Walker, Thomas Sahin, Sebnem Saqib, Mohammad Mayer, Kristy |
| author_facet |
Walker, Thomas Sahin, Sebnem Saqib, Mohammad Mayer, Kristy |
| author_sort |
Walker, Thomas |
| title |
Reforming Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Measures to Protect the Poor |
| title_short |
Reforming Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Measures to Protect the Poor |
| title_full |
Reforming Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Measures to Protect the Poor |
| title_fullStr |
Reforming Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Measures to Protect the Poor |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Reforming Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Measures to Protect the Poor |
| title_sort |
reforming electricity subsidies in pakistan : measures to protect the poor |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
| url |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/23853273/reforming-electricity-subsidies-pakistan-measures-protect-poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21569 |
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