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Will the election deliver federalism?

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 ...
The governor says the need for the review of the 1999 Constitution had been a recurring subject of national conversation. Sanwo-Olu said this while declaring open the South-West Zonal Public Hearing ...
India appears to be moving toward decentralisation without explicitly redesigning the fiscal architecture that supports it ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In letter to his Tamil Nadu counterpart, Congress CM says Karnataka shares the concerns flagged by Justice Kurian Joseph ...
FC-16 shifts the moral language of transfers. From helping poorer states offset structural disadvantages to rewarding ‘contribution to GDP’ ...
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More than just a fiscal problem

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