Reforming Government Subsidies in the New Member States of the European Union / Alex Segura-Ubiergo, Taline Koranchelian, Carlos Mulas-Granados.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Segura-Ubiergo, Alex.

Contributor:

Koranchelian, Taline.

Mulas-Granados, Carlos.

Series:

IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/165

IMF working paper ; WP/08/165

IMF Working Papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Subsidies--European Union countries.

Subsidies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (41 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Subsidy reform has been a key component of the pre-accession reform agenda of the 10 new member states that joined the EU in 2004 (EU-10). During the pre-accession period, these countries had to undertake a number of important structural reforms in their economies. One of the most critical reforms was to reduce, and in some cases, eliminate their subsidy programs. This paper analyzes how key subsidy reforms (in state aid to enterprises, agriculture, energy, and transportation) were carried out in the EU-10 during 1995–2005, and explains observed variations across types of subsidies and across countries. Based on an extensive qualitative analysis, the paper draws lessons for future successful reforms of government subsidies. 32B.

Contents:

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Overview of Subsidy Reform in the New Member States; A. Concept and Definition; B. From Transition to EU Accession; C. Size and Composition of Subsidies; Tables; 1. Size of Subsidies; III. Analytical Framework Explaining Differences in Subsidy Reform Experiences; 2. Reductions in Subsidies by Type; A. External Conditionality; Figures; 1. External Conditionality and Variation of Reform Across Types of Subsidy; B. Domestic Constraints; C. Subsidy Reform in the New Member States: Underlying Factors; 3. Key Cases of Subsidy Reform; IV. State Aid Subsidy Reform

A. Situation Prior to Accession4. State Aid in the New Member States; B. The Process of Reform; 5. Instruments to Finance State Aid for Manufacturing and Services; 2. State Aid Being Phased Out During Accession; 6. The Effects of State Aid Reform; C. The Sustainability of Reforms; V. Agricultural Subsidy Reform; A. Situation Prior to Accession; B. The Process of Reform; 3. Distribution of new EU's Agricultural Subsidies during Accession; 7. Agricultural Subsidies in the New Member States; 8. Share of Different Farm Types in Total Agricultural Land; C. The Sustainability of Reforms

4. Agricultural Income in the Old and New Member StatesVI. Energy Subsidy Reform; A. Situation Prior to Accession; B. The Process of Reform; 9. Energy Subsidies in the New Member States; 10. New Instruments for Promoting Renewable Energies in the New Member States; 5. The Impact of Subsidy Reform on Household Expenditures; C. The Sustainability of Reforms; VII. Transport Subsidy Reform; A. Situation Prior to Accession; 11. Power Sector Regulatory Bodies in the New Member States; 12. Transport Subsidies in the New Member States; B. The Process of Reform; 6. Indicative Allocation of ISPA Funds

C. The Sustainability of ReformsVIII. Conclusions and Policy Lessons; Appendixes; I. EU Rules; 13. State Aid for Horizontal Objectives and Particular Sectors; II. Country Examples; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF front page (ebrary, viewed February 26, 2014).

ISBN:

9786612841163

9781462387076

1462387071

9781452761190

1452761191

9781282841161

1282841165

9781451870237

145187023X

OCLC:

762272165