TY - BOOK ID - 11260850 TI - Reforming Government Subsidies in the New Member States of the European Union AU - Segura-Ubiergo, Alex. AU - Koranchelian, Taline. AU - Mulas-Granados, Carlos. PY - 2008 VL - WP/08/165 SN - 1451914768 1462387071 9786612841163 145187023X 1282841165 1452761191 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Subsidies KW - Business subsidies KW - Corporate subsidies KW - Corporate welfare KW - Government subsidies KW - Grants KW - Subventions KW - Vouchers (Subsidies) KW - Welfare, Corporate KW - Government aid KW - Foreign trade promotion KW - Trade adjustment assistance KW - Infrastructure KW - Public Finance KW - Taxation KW - Agribusiness KW - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities: General KW - Energy: Demand and Supply KW - Prices KW - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General KW - Agricultural Policy KW - Food Policy KW - Trade Policy KW - International Trade Organizations KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Energy industries & utilities KW - Agricultural law KW - Transportation KW - Energy subsidies KW - Agricultural policy KW - Tariffs KW - Saving and investment KW - Expenditures, Public KW - Agriculture and state KW - Tariff KW - Czech Republic UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:11260850 AB - Subsidy reform has been a key component of the pre-accession reform agenda of the 10 new member states that joined the EU in 2004 (EU-10). During the pre-accession period, these countries had to undertake a number of important structural reforms in their economies. One of the most critical reforms was to reduce, and in some cases, eliminate their subsidy programs. This paper analyzes how key subsidy reforms (in state aid to enterprises, agriculture, energy, and transportation) were carried out in the EU-10 during 1995–2005, and explains observed variations across types of subsidies and across countries. Based on an extensive qualitative analysis, the paper draws lessons for future successful reforms of government subsidies. 32B. ER -