Egypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages

Egypt's food subsidies, important for ensuring political stability, do not target specific groups. The subsidies were introduced during Second World War and have never been targeted. Egyptians seem to perceive food subsidies as the most concre...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Agricultural Study
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ADVERSE EFFECTS ANIMAL FEED BAKING BENCHMARK BREAD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER FOOD SUBSIDY CONSUMER SUBSIDY CONSUMERS COOKING COST EFFECTIVENESS CURRENCY DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIET ECONOMIES OF SCALE EXCHANGE RATE EXCLUSION FOOD COUPONS FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD SUBSIDY FOOD SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FOODS FRAUD GDP GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IFPRI INCOME INCOME EFFECT INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL MARKET MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MILLS OIL SUBSIDY OPEN MARKETS PENSION POLITICAL STABILITY PRICE INCREASES PROFIT MARGINS QUOTAS RICE RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY NET SAVINGS SELLING PRICE SMART CARD SMART CARDS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUGAR TEA TRANSACTION COST WFP WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR
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spelling	okr-10986-29132021-04-23T14:02:05Z Egypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages World Bank ADVERSE EFFECTS ANIMAL FEED BAKING BENCHMARK BREAD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER FOOD SUBSIDY CONSUMER SUBSIDY CONSUMERS COOKING COST EFFECTIVENESS CURRENCY DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIET ECONOMIES OF SCALE EXCHANGE RATE EXCLUSION FOOD COUPONS FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD SUBSIDY FOOD SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FOODS FRAUD GDP GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IFPRI INCOME INCOME EFFECT INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL MARKET MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MILLS OIL SUBSIDY OPEN MARKETS PENSION POLITICAL STABILITY PRICE INCREASES PROFIT MARGINS QUOTAS RICE RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY NET SAVINGS SELLING PRICE SMART CARD SMART CARDS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUGAR TEA TRANSACTION COST WFP WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR Egypt's food subsidies, important for ensuring political stability, do not target specific groups. The subsidies were introduced during Second World War and have never been targeted. Egyptians seem to perceive food subsidies as the most concrete benefit they receive from government spending. Seen as an entitlement, food subsidies are politically sensitive. Section two gives the historical background of the food subsidy system and discusses past and planned food subsidy reforms, section three analyzes the geographical allocation of subsidized food items and how the allocation corresponds to population and poverty distribution, and section four analyzes household participation in food subsidies by income group and geographic region. Section five uses all this information to measure the cost of subsidies that do not reach intended consumers, or the system leakage, and the potential cost savings from excluding the richest groups from food subsidies. In section six, the key findings are summarized and a vision for long-term reforms is outlined. 2012-03-19T10:24:34Z 2012-03-19T10:24:34Z 2010-09-16 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20101022010907 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2913 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of
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topic	ADVERSE EFFECTS ANIMAL FEED BAKING BENCHMARK BREAD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER FOOD SUBSIDY CONSUMER SUBSIDY CONSUMERS COOKING COST EFFECTIVENESS CURRENCY DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIET ECONOMIES OF SCALE EXCHANGE RATE EXCLUSION FOOD COUPONS FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD SUBSIDY FOOD SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FOODS FRAUD GDP GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IFPRI INCOME INCOME EFFECT INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL MARKET MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MILLS OIL SUBSIDY OPEN MARKETS PENSION POLITICAL STABILITY PRICE INCREASES PROFIT MARGINS QUOTAS RICE RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY NET SAVINGS SELLING PRICE SMART CARD SMART CARDS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUGAR TEA TRANSACTION COST WFP WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR
spellingShingle	ADVERSE EFFECTS ANIMAL FEED BAKING BENCHMARK BREAD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER FOOD SUBSIDY CONSUMER SUBSIDY CONSUMERS COOKING COST EFFECTIVENESS CURRENCY DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIET ECONOMIES OF SCALE EXCHANGE RATE EXCLUSION FOOD COUPONS FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD SUBSIDY FOOD SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FOODS FRAUD GDP GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IFPRI INCOME INCOME EFFECT INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL MARKET MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MILLS OIL SUBSIDY OPEN MARKETS PENSION POLITICAL STABILITY PRICE INCREASES PROFIT MARGINS QUOTAS RICE RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY NET SAVINGS SELLING PRICE SMART CARD SMART CARDS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUGAR TEA TRANSACTION COST WFP WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR World Bank Egypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages
geographic_facet	Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of
description	Egypt's food subsidies, important for ensuring political stability, do not target specific groups. The subsidies were introduced during Second World War and have never been targeted. Egyptians seem to perceive food subsidies as the most concrete benefit they receive from government spending. Seen as an entitlement, food subsidies are politically sensitive. Section two gives the historical background of the food subsidy system and discusses past and planned food subsidy reforms, section three analyzes the geographical allocation of subsidized food items and how the allocation corresponds to population and poverty distribution, and section four analyzes household participation in food subsidies by income group and geographic region. Section five uses all this information to measure the cost of subsidies that do not reach intended consumers, or the system leakage, and the potential cost savings from excluding the richest groups from food subsidies. In section six, the key findings are summarized and a vision for long-term reforms is outlined.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study
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title	Egypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages
title_short	Egypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages
title_full	Egypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages
title_fullStr	Egypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages
title_full_unstemmed	Egypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages
title_sort	egypt, arab republic of - food subsidies : benefit incidence and leakages
publisher	World Bank
publishDate	2012
url	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20101022010907 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2913
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Egypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages

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