Petroleum Taxes : Trends in Fuel Taxes (and Subsidies) and the Implications

Recent World Bank analysis shows that taxes on petroleum products are a critical source of government revenue for low-income countries. And if the experience of industrial countries serves as any guide, the rates of these taxes will have to rise sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bacon, Robert
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
GNP
OIL
TAX
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11367