Heat tariff reform and social impact mitigation : recommendations for a sustainable district heating sector in Belarus (English)

The Government of the Republic of Belarus (GoB) plans to increase district heating (DH) tariffs to cost-recovery levels and gradually phase out subsidies, replacing them with social assistance programs. Residential DH tariffs in Belarus are currently at roughly 10-21 percent of cost-recovery levels. DH subsidies are highly regressive, add costs to business, and create significant fiscal risks and macroeconomic vulnerabilities. The purpose of this...

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Document Date
2014/06/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
89695
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Belarus,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2014/07/24
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Heat tariff reform and social impact mitigation : recommendations for a sustainable district heating sector in Belarus
Keywords
tariff increase

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Heat tariff reform and social impact mitigation : recommendations for a sustainable district heating sector in Belarus (English). Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/241911468201598197

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