The sharp rise in energy prices threatens to raise the cost of energy subsidies across many emerging markets. Those governments with the largest subsidy bills also tend to be energy producers that will also benefit from offsetting higher revenues. But a handful of net energy importers also have sizeable subsidy bills and weak fiscal positions. Tunisia stands out.
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