Food and Fuel Subsidies
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Programme type
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To alleviate the impacts of the oil crisis on the poorest segments of the population
IMF. 2013. Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Non-observance of Performance Criteria. Staff report. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund. Accessed 19 September 2017. <http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2013/cr1378.pdf>.
Programme components
Food: farm system and indirect tax exemptions on basic food items
Fuel: diesel and petrol
IMF. 2013. Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Non-observance of Performance Criteria. Staff report. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund. Accessed 19 September 2017. <http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2013/cr1378.pdf>.
Start date
2007
IMF. 2016. “Djibouti: Selected Issues.” IMF Country Report, No. 16/249. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund. Accessed 19 September 2017.<https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2016/cr16249.pdf>.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Universal
Targeted areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Universal
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Subsidy; Indirect tax exemption
IMF. 2013. Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Non-observance of Performance Criteria. Staff report. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund. Accessed 19 September 2017. <http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2013/cr1378.pdf>.
Amount of benefits
Fuel subsidy: 1.5 per cent of GDP (2011)
Food subsidy: 0.1 per cent of GDP for the farm system, and 0.5 per cent in indirect tax exemptions on basic food items (2011)
IMF. 2013. Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Non-observance of Performance Criteria. Staff report. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund. Accessed 19 September 2017. <http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2013/cr1378.pdf>.
