More than a decade of energy and transport subsidies have weakened Argentina’s fiscal capacity. Following the 2001 crisis, public services tariffs were frozen in an attempt to offset the negative effects on households’ real purchasing power. However, these subsidies steadily increased over the years, particularly since 2006, becoming a significant fiscal burden. Though subsidies can be a tool to protect the poor, in Argentina they led to distortions...
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2016/01/01
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2016/08/16
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The incidence of subsidies to residential public services in Argentina : the subsidy system in 2014 and some alternatives
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Electricity