Investor Presentaiton
A POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD: A COMPACT WITH THE NIGERIAN
PEOPLE
UNSUSTAINABLE
FISCAL BURDEN OF
PMS SUBSIDIES
REMOVAL of PMS SUBSIDIES while
ensuring ADEQUATE SUPPLY and
COMPETITIVE PMS PRICING post-
DEREGULATION
VERY LOW
EXPENDITURES ON
CRITICAL SERVICES
AND INVESTMENTS:
HEALTH, EDUCATION,
ROADS, ...
A SPIKE IN INFLATION
MAKING IT HARDER
FOR MILLIONS TO
MEET THE COST OF
BASIC NEEDS
PARTICULAR
HARDSHIP FOR NEAR-
POOR AND LOW-
INCOME WHO USE
PMS DIRECTLY
POSSIBLE SOCIAL
UNREST BECAUSE OF
HARDSHIPS IN A
CONTEXT OF A TRUST
DEFICIT
A more FLEXIBLE MARKET-
REFLECTIVE APPROACH TO
EXCHANGE RATE
MANAGEMENT to dampen the
increase in the PMS price and
MITIGATE THE IMPACT ON
INFLATION
A LARGE-SCALE CASH
TRANSFER PROGRAM to provide
QUICK RELIEF to the POOR,
NEAR POOR as well as the LOW-
INCOME who are most DIRECTLY
AFFECTED
A BROADER COMPACT-a
commitment EX-ANTE to a set of
PRIORITY PROGRAMS that benefit
ordinary Nigerians
A PUBLIC SENSITIZATION CAMPAIGN of the OPPORTUNITY COSTS of PMS subsidies and the ALTERNATE
USES to which the RECOVERED REVENUES can be put
ENGAGEMENT with CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS to BUILD THE CONSENSUS
SECURING FINANCING
NIGERIA
THE WORLD BANK
IBRD ⚫IDA |
WORLD BANK GROUP
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