Issues before the Sixteenth Finance Commission
The finance commission’s expanding responsibilities have led to an increased workload. This has resulted in the distribution of transfers across states with minor changes, causing fiscal imbalances. It is crucial to define the Sixteenth Finance Commission’s scope carefully to prevent such imbalances.
The transfers of revenue from the union to the state governments for effective performance through an independent body serve the objectives of equity and efficiency relatively better than those........
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