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 ...

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 ...

The leader of Reform UK in Shropshire says there is confusion regarding devolution and the partnership work the council is doing. Councillor Dawn Husemann is the chair of a partnership working task ...

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.

Seven States contribute a higher share in total tax collections in the country than their share in what they get back from the Centre as devolution, an analysis of data shared by the government in ...

More than third of party’s Senedd members write to PM in move seen as further evidence of Labour decline in Wales More than a third of Labour members of the Welsh parliament have launched an ...

The justice minister has said she strongly disagrees with Northern Ireland's most senior police officer that devolution has failed policing. Chief Constable Jon Boutcher made the comments as he said ...

Cornwall could have powers over housing, infrastructure, transport and economic development Cornwall has secured a political victory after the government confirmed it would not pursue a merger with ...

Cornwall has secured a political victory after the government confirmed it would not pursue a merger with Devon, and would instead likely offer a bespoke devolution deal. Communities secretary Steve ...

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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 103, extending by two years the deadline for the full transfer of certain executive branch functions to local government units ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has extended the transition period for the full devolution of certain roles of the executive branch to local governments, citing the latter’s differing ...