Mali: Technical Assistance Report - Automatic Fuel Pricing Mechanism

International Monetary Fund

No 2014/031, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Technical Assistance Report on Mali discusses automatic pricing mechanism options and identifies issues that need to be addressed for the application of such a mechanism. Mali stands to benefit from moving from the current discretionary approach to fuel product pricing to a transparent and automatic price adjustment mechanism. Although smoothing can help to mitigate the adverse impact of price increases and volatile international fuel prices, additional supporting policies are warranted. In particular, an effective safety net is required to protect the poorest and most vulnerable groups from the adverse impacts of sizeable domestic fuel price increases.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; price; retail price; rate; TIPP rate; price band; fuel price; transportation cost; volatility indicator; import cost; cost component; price change; pass-through methodology; Price adjustments; Price structures; Inflation; Fuel prices; Import prices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36
Date: 2014-02-04
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