Inefficient subsidies for energy, agriculture and fisheries could be replaced by higher direct social spending with much greater benefits targeted for the poor (see Chapters 11 and 13 on green growth and Agricultural policy, respectively). In principle, means tests can be a useful tool insofar as it could lead to reinforcing the capacity of the administrators to assess the real welfare situation of households. In Mexico however, close targeting is also likely to entail several costs (OECD, 2010).