Political interests do not influence tax distribution to states, says finance minister

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· Feb 05, 2024 · 05:25 pm

The finance commission’s creation of a special defence fund is a setback to Indian federalism

Shoaib Daniyal

· Mar 03, 2021 · 09:00 am

India’s cities drive economic growth but are short on resources. How can the gap be bridged?

Meera Mehta Dinesh Mehta Dhruv Bhavsar

· Sep 25, 2020 · 07:30 am

How 15th Finance Commission is trying to manage South India’s anger over tax division – and failing

Shoaib Daniyal

· Feb 10, 2020 · 09:00 am

Centre extends 15th Finance Commission’s term by a year

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· Nov 27, 2019 · 07:42 pm

Federal tangle: Why does the Modi government want money from the states to do its job?

Shoaib Daniyal

· Nov 06, 2019 · 09:00 am

RBI tells finance panel that income support schemes, farm loan waivers will cause fiscal slippages

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· May 09, 2019 · 01:00 pm

India’s Goods and Services Tax regime isn’t the disaster it is made out to be

Suranjali Tandon

· Jan 16, 2019 · 08:00 am

15th Finance Commission says it cannot look into Andhra Pradesh’s demand for special category status

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· Oct 12, 2018 · 08:54 am

Finance Commission may incentivise states that are managing their population well: Venkaiah Naidu

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· Jul 19, 2018 · 03:59 pm

Six finance ministers meet president, seek changes in 15th Finance Commission’s terms of reference

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· May 18, 2018 · 12:19 pm

The Weekend Fix: The gloves are off between South and North India and nine other weekend reads

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· Apr 22, 2018 · 09:21 am

History revisited: South India’s anger about its share of tax revenues reflects Bengal’s ire in 1951

Shoaib Daniyal

· Apr 16, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Explainer: What is the finance commission and why is South India displeased with it?

Shoaib Daniyal

· Apr 12, 2018 · 06:00 pm

15th Finance Commission row: Modi rejects claims that Centre is biased against southern states

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· Apr 12, 2018 · 02:28 pm

The Weekend Fix: Why everyone is quoting Karnataka’s ‘national poet’ Kuvempu and ten other reads

Shoaib Daniyal

· Apr 01, 2018 · 09:25 am

DMK leader Stalin asks 10 non-BJP states to oppose Centre’s new terms for sharing funds with states

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· Mar 21, 2018 · 05:51 pm

How choppy GST implementation helped Jaitley brighten revenue estimates by Rs 1.07 lakh crore

Nitin Sethi

· Feb 21, 2018 · 06:30 am

Centre to Finance Commission: Reward states for our pet schemes (and punish them for theirs)

Nitin Sethi

· Dec 06, 2017 · 06:30 am

Former parliamentarian NK Singh to chair 15th Finance Commission

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· Nov 28, 2017 · 08:38 am