India appears to be moving toward decentralisation without explicitly redesigning the fiscal architecture that supports it ...

FRESH reports that the Senate has begun the process of amending the 1999 Constitution to increase the Federal Government’s share of revenue from the Federation Account, ostensibly to reflect the ...

Nepal, March 4 -- For the past few years, Kantipur Media Group has been organising dialogue programmes on a wide range of political, economic and social issues. These forums have included sessions ...

Provinces demand autonomy but resist local devolution and taxes, while the centre demands fiscal discipline but struggles to relinquish control.

In letter to his Tamil Nadu counterpart, Congress CM says Karnataka shares the concerns flagged by Justice Kurian Joseph ...

The recently proposed Tax Reform Bill represents a significant turning moment for Nigeria, with implications that extend beyond revenue distribution to the foundational principles of federalism. While ...

FC-16 shifts the moral language of transfers. From helping poorer states offset structural disadvantages to rewarding ‘contribution to GDP’ ...

KATHMANDU, May 13, 2024—Nepal’s legal and institutional reforms under fiscal federalism and public financial management at the provincial and local levels have continued but at a moderate pace, says ...

Freebies are the palliative politicians offer to tide over economic asymmetry. Statesmanship, not grandstanding, should guide the debate on it ...

The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has expressed concerns over Nigeria’s current fiscal federalism structure, cautioning that the system may be unsustainable in its present form. Speaking at ...