Finance Commission

September 13, 2024

Non-BJP states to sustain anti-BJP fight. Second Conclave of FMs in Bengaluru

Kerala hosted the first Conclave of Finance Ministers to thrash out ways to secure from the 16th Finance Commission the fair demands of states suffering under what has been termed as the fiscal authoritarianism of the Centre.

September 12, 2024
Kerala brings five non-BJP states together to challenge Centre's fiscal tyranny

To make up for the shortage caused by the growing proportion of cesses and surcharges, both the Kerala and TN finance ministers urged the 16th FC to scale up the share of states in devolution to 50%.
August 21, 2023
Centre may set up 16th Finance Commission by November

Finance Commission is a constitutional body that gives suggestions on Centre-state financial relations
September 10, 2020
Column | GST compensation issues wear down India's centre-state relations

States ruled by Congress and regional parties are complaining that the centre is tightening its grip over the federal system.
February 03, 2020
Give Rs 15,323 crore to Kerala from central kitty: Finance Commission

The 15th Finance Commission has recommended to the Union government that Kerala be given Rs 15,323 crore out of its tax revenues to meet the latter's estimated revenue deficit for the financial year 2020-21.
June 05, 2019
Trade war, weak growth to test G20 finance leaders' economic optimism

The G20 finance chiefs will also aim to adopt new principles on infrastructure spending to fix rising debt among emerging economies, and debate corporate tax policy that better distributes revenues from digital giants like Google and Apple.

Finance Commission

Non-BJP states to sustain anti-BJP fight. Second Conclave of FMs in Bengaluru

Kerala brings five non-BJP states together to challenge Centre's fiscal tyranny

Centre may set up 16th Finance Commission by November

Column | GST compensation issues wear down India's centre-state relations

Give Rs 15,323 crore to Kerala from central kitty: Finance Commission

Trade war, weak growth to test G20 finance leaders' economic optimism