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dc.titleOperating Subsidies in Urban Public Transit in Latin America: A Quick View
dc.contributor.authorRivas, María Eugenia
dc.contributor.authorBrichetti, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorSerebrisky, Tomás
dc.contributor.orgunitInfrastructure and Energy Sector
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2020-12-08T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-12-06T15:00:00
dc.description.abstractOperating subsidies to urban transit systems are ubiquitous in Latin America, and most systems lack transparency about them. In 2019, the level of subsidization ranged from 26 percent of transit systems' total operating expenditure to 69 percent. Although demand-side subsidies are better at targeting beneficiaries, most subsidies in the region are supply-side subsidies (subsidies provided to transit system operators). Both demand-side and supply-side subsidies may be needed to ensure that services are affordable, including to middle-income users. The restructuring of public transit subsidies provides an opportunity to improve the efficiency of transit systems and ensure that subsidies benefit those who need them most.
dc.format.extent21
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002911
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Operating-Subsidies-in-Urban-Public-Transit-in-Latin-America-A-Quick-View.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectPublic Transport
dc.subjectUrban Transport
dc.subjectBus Rapid Transit
dc.subjectUrban Mass Transit
dc.subject.jelcodeH20 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General
dc.subject.jelcodeR40 - Transportation Economics: General
dc.subject.jelcodeL91 - Transportation: General
dc.subject.jelcodeN76 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.keywordsLatin America;Public Transit;Transit Operating Subsidies
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-00786
idb.operationRG-T3175
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