Fiscal Systems for Hydrocarbons : Design Issues

Although host governments and the investors may share one common objective-the desire for the project to generate high levels of revenue-their other goals are not entirely aligned. Host governments aim to maximize the rent for their country over ti...

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Main Author:	Tordo, Silvana
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AMORTIZATION ARBITRATION BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BENCHMARK BID BONDS BORROWING BUDGETING CALCULATION CALCULATIONS CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPETITIVE MARKET COMPETITIVENESS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CORPORATE INCOME TAXES CORPORATE TAX CORPORATE TAX RATE CORPORATE TAXES COST ASSUMPTIONS COST OF CAPITAL COST RECOVERY COST SAVINGS COST STRUCTURE COUNTRY RISK COUNTRY RISKS CREDITS CURRENCY DECISION MAKING DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION DISCOUNT RATE DISCOUNT RATES DISCOUNTED VALUE DISTORTIONARY EFFECTS DOMESTIC MARKET EARNINGS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC LIFE ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RENT ECONOMIC STRENGTH ECONOMICS EFFECTIVE USE ENTITLEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES EQUILIBRIUM EQUIPMENT EXCESS PROFITS EXCHANGE CONTROLS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION FAIR VALUE FEASIBILITY STUDIES FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FINANCIAL RISKS FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FLOW OF INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FUTURE CASH FLOW FUTURE PRICES FUTURE PROSPECTS GDP GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNMENT GRANTS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REVENUE GROSS INCOME GROSS REVENUE HOME COUNTRIES HOME COUNTRY HOST GOVERNMENT HOST GOVERNMENTS INCENTIVE PROGRAMS INCOME INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INSURANCE INTANGIBLE INTEREST RATE INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INVESTING INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES INVESTMENT ACTIVITY INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT RISK INVESTMENT RISKS JOB CREATION JURISDICTIONS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LEVIES LIABILITY LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEMANDS MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKETING MODEL CONTRACTS NATURAL RESOURCES NET WORTH NORMAL PROFITS OIL OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OIL SECTOR OPEC OPTIMIZATION OUTPUT PARTICULAR COUNTRY POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL RISKS POLITICAL STABILITY PORTFOLIO POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRESENT VALUE PRICE INDICES PRICE LEVELS PRICE VARIATIONS PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE PARTIES PRIVATE PROPERTY PROBABILITY PRODUCERS PRODUCTION RATES PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT SHARING PROFITABILITY PROFITABILITY RATIO PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY RATE OF RETURN RECLAMATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REMOTE AREAS RENEGOTIATION RENEGOTIATIONS RESERVE RESERVE FUNDS RESERVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETURN RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES RISK PROFILE RULE OF LAW SALE SALES SAVINGS SENIOR SETTLEMENT SHARE OF PROFIT SHARE OF PROFITS SHAREHOLDERS STATISTICAL DATA STREAMS SURETIES TAX TAX CODE TAX CREDIT TAX DEDUCTIBLE TAX LAWS TAX LIABILITY TAX RATES TAX REGIME TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAX SYSTEMS TAX YEAR TAXABLE INCOME TAXATION TERMINATION TOTAL COST TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TYPE OF INVESTMENT VALUABLE VALUATION VALUE ADDED WEALTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8333578/fiscal-systems-hydrocarbons-design-issues http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6746

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Summary:	Although host governments and the investors may share one common objective-the desire for the project to generate high levels of revenue-their other goals are not entirely aligned. Host governments aim to maximize the rent for their country over time, while achieving other development and socioeconomic objectives. Investors' aim is to ensure that the return on investment is consistent with the risk associated with the project, and with their corporations' strategic objectives. To reconcile these often conflicting objectives, more and more countries rely on transparent institutional arrangements and flexible, neutral fiscal regimes. This paper examines the key elements of the legal and fiscal frameworks utilized in the petroleum sector and aims to outline desirable features that should be considered in the design of fiscal policy with the objective of optimizing the host government's benefits, taking into account the effect that this would have on the private sector's investment. Chapters 2 and 3 provide background material on, respectively, the stages of an oil and gas project and the type of legal arrangements normally used in the petroleum sector. The relative advantages and disadvantages of the tax and non-tax instruments used in petroleum fiscal regimes are discussed in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 outlines the features of successful fiscal regimes, while system measures and economic indicators are described in Chapter 6. Finally, in Chapter 7, a sensitivity analysis is used to illustrate some typical fiscal systems' design issues.

Fiscal Systems for Hydrocarbons : Design Issues

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