Food, Fuel and Energy Subsidies
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Programme type
Programme Details
Programme components
Food, fuel and electricity subsidies; in 2015 a lack of funds led to a de facto removal of food subsidies)
Araar, A., N. Choueiri, and P. Verme. 2015. “The Quest for Subsidy Reforms in Libya.” Policy Research Working Paper 7225. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 25 September 2017. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/ en/344571467980552949/pdf/WPS7225.pdf>.
Start date
1971
Araar, A., N. Choueiri, and P. Verme. 2015. “The Quest for Subsidy Reforms in Libya.” Policy Research Working Paper 7225. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 25 September 2017. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/ en/344571467980552949/pdf/WPS7225.pdf>.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Universal
Targeted areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Universal
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Subsidised prices
Benefit delivery mechanism
Subsidised food products are made available in fixed per capita quantities at cooperatives throughout the country, except for subsidised flour used to bake bread, which is distributed to bakeries directly
Araar, A., N. Choueiri, and P. Verme. 2015. “The Quest for Subsidy Reforms in Libya.” Policy Research Working Paper 7225. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 25 September 2017. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/ en/344571467980552949/pdf/WPS7225.pdf>.
