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Subsidies to Liquefied Petroleum Gas in India: An overview of recent reforms

By James Docherty on April 10, 2014

Fuel subsidies are a significant fiscal burden in India, costing on average 1.4 per cent of GDP since fiscal year 2008.

This paper provides a concise overview of subsidies for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is widely used as a cooking fuel, particularly in urban areas. The paper also describes recent reforms to LPG subsidies and the impacts of those reforms on consumption, subsidy expenditure and distribution and targeting.

Report details

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