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XIV. Social Protection & Labor · Claim under review

"Energy subsidies should be removed quickly, with savings redirected to targeted cash compensation"

🏛️ What does the MDB say? — IMF 2023

"No 2023 IMF report excerpt addresses energy subsidy reform speed or compensation design; stance is absent for this year."

The IMF's 2023 reports do not contain substantive, year-specific analysis or recommendations on the pace of energy subsidy removal or targeted compensation mechanisms such as cash transfers or social protection. While historical IMF publications (e.g., 2010–2015) are cited in the excerpt list, none of the listed documents from 2023—including 'Inflation and Disinflation: What Role for Fiscal Policy?' (April 2023)—address energy subsidy reform, sequencing, or compensation design. The excerpts reference past work and unrelated topics (e.g., EU income stabilization, Brazil’s cash transfers, pandemic social protection), but no 2023 IMF analysis directly engages the question.

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📄 Climate Crossroads Fiscal Policies in a Warming World p. 90 Open PDF ↗

"2015, Chapter 1 Reforming Energy Subsidies April 2015, Box 1.2 Reforming Energy Subsidies April 2013, Appendix 1 Fiscal Developments in Oil-Producing Economies September 2011, Box 3 Fuel and Food Price Shocks and Fiscal Performance in Low-Income Countries September 2011, Box 8 Pass-Through and Fiscal Impact of Rising Fuel Prices April 2011, Box 1.2 Reforming Petroleum Subsidies May 2010, Appendix 5 IV. Country Cases Inflation and Disinflation: What Role for Fiscal Policy? April 2023, Chapter 2 Income Stabilization before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic across EU Countries: October 2022,     A Microsimulation Approach     Online Annex 1.2 Brazil’s Emergency Cash Transfer Program October 2022, Online Annex 1.3 Social Protection and Poverty During the Pandemic April 2022, Box 1.1 Analysis of Poverty, Social Safety Nets, and Informality April 2022, Online Annex 1.2 Global Spillovers from the Fiscal Packages in the European Union and the United States October 2021, Online Annex 1.1 Long-Term Distributional Impact of the American Families Plan October 2021, Box 1.1;     Online Annex 1.2 Fiscal Developments in Countries Participating in the Debt Suspension Initiative October 2021, Box 1.2 Persistent Consequences of Wealth Inequality for the Next Generation’s Income: The Case of Norway April 2021, Box 2.1 A Wave of Protests: Economic Reforms and Social Unrest April 2020, Box 1.2 Fiscal Measures in Selected Economies in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic April 2020, Special Feature     Online Annex 1.1 The Macroeconomic Effects of Public Investment: A Model-Based Analysis April 2020, Online Annex 2.1 China: State-Owned Enterprises Remain Key Players April 2020, Online Annex 3.1 International Monetary Fund | October 2023 77 SELECTED TOPICS Brazil: A Complex and, at Times, Turbulent Relationship between SOEs and the Government April 2020, Online Annex 3.2 Ghana: Risks in SOEs Can Spill Over to Other Sectors and the Budget April 2020, Online Annex 3.5 How to Get the Most Out of SOEs: The Nordic Example April 2020, Online Annex 3.7 China: How Can Fiscal Policy Support Economic Activity and Rebalancing? April 2019, Box 1.2 The Distributional Effects of Income Tax Cuts in the United States April 2018, Box 1.2 International Tax Policy Implications from US Corporate Tax Reform April 2018, Box 1.3 General Government Debt and Fiscal Risks in China April 2018, Box 1.4 Digital Government April 2018, Chapter 2 Digitalization Advances in Revenue Administration in South Africa and Estonia April 2018, Box 2.1 The Digitalization of Public Finances: Country Case Studies April 2018, Annex 2.1 Bolivia: Inequality Decline during a Commodity Boom October 2017, Box 1.3 Adopting a Universal Basic Income to Support Subsidy Reform in India October 2017, Box 1.6 Model Simulations"

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