Table 1. Summary of Primary Energy Subsidy Elements in Federal Programs by Fuel 
and Program Type on a Budget Outlay Basis, Fiscal Year 1999

(Million 1999 Dollars)

Fuel Type of Subsidy Total
Direct Expenditures Tax Expenditures Research and Development
Income Excise

Oil

0

263 0 49 312

Gas

0

1,048 0 115 1,163

Coal

0

85 0 404 489

Oil, Gas, and Coal Combineda

0

205 0 0 205

Nuclear

0

0 0 640 640

Renewables

4

15 b725 327 1,071

Electricity

0

40 0 c33 73

Total

4

1,656 725 1,567 3,953
aThe category Oil, Gas, and Coal Combined includes expenditures that were not allocated to any one of the three individual fuels.
bAlcohol fuels excise tax.
cElectricity research and development is for advanced turbine technology. Other generation technology research and development is distributed by fuel.
Sources: Most information drawn from Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2000 (Washington, DC, February 1999). See also the subsequent chapters of this report.

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