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Understanding Fossil-fuel Subsidies in India: Questions and answers

By Shruti Sharma, Damon Vis-Dunbar, , Virginia Benninghoff, Damon Vis-Dunbar on January 27, 2014

Fossil-fuel subsidies are significant drain on public finances.

They are also bad for the environment, while benefitting higher income consumers more than poorer ones. This comic book provides an accessible and fun introduction to fossil-fuel subsidies in India. It details how the subsidies work, their impacts on people and the economy, and what the Indian government is doing to change these policies.

Report details

Topic
Subsidies
Region
India
Focus area
Climate
Publisher
IISD
Copyright
IISD, 2014