Optimum Briquette Pricing Policy and Reasonable Pricing System.

摘要

Major issues of domestic anthracite coal production and consumption are analyzed. Anthracite coal is the only domestic fossil fuel resource in Korea and the major fuel source for residential sector. The pricing of anthracite coal is the major policy issue in the field of energy policy in Korea. Policy goals of pricing after conflict: high price of coal will encourage the production but will hurt the general public by causing inflation. The government has been keeping the price of anthracite coal low in the market while subsidizing the coal industry. This has contributed to both promotion of coal production and protection of the general public from inflation. The low prices and government subsidization, however have encouraged wasteful use of coal, rather than promote increased production of coal as much as a high price policy could have. To encourage the production of coal after the 1973 oil shock, the Government raised the coal prices. Despite the price increases, the selling price has never exceeded production costs and costs have continued to increase steadily. 57 refs., 1 fig., 22 tabs. (ERA citation 13:029914)