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The Green Party’s candidate Hannah Spencer won the constituency – previously a Labour stronghold – in last Thursday’s by-election ...

Sustainable implementation of the devolved system of government is dependent on equitable, predictable and timely resourcing.

The report of the Sixteenth Finance Commission was made public as part of the budget papers presented to the Lok Sabha in early February. And the responses have been rather mixed and even muted. The ...

In a public notice issued by the Office of the Clerk of the Senate, the House said the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations is currently reviewing the application pursuant ...

Gallup published polling in January showing that as of last year, 45% of U.S. adults identified as political independents, a record high.

In India’s federal set up, devolution of funds ensures proper transfer of resources, from the central government to the states, and further down to local bodies. Article 280 of the Indian constitution ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday that the Centre has accepted the 16th Finance Commission’s recommendation to maintain the vertical devolution at 41 per cent. This tax-sharing ...

While the Union Budget is keenly tracked by States to assess their share in overall Central tax devolution, it is becoming increasingly clear that this revenue stream no longer plays the stabilising ...

That’s a hammer blow to plans to deliver growth and to get power out of Whitehall and back into local communities. When Labour came to power, devolution was at the heart of its plan to deliver growth.