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Should States get special packages outside Finance Commission allocations?

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In the run-up to the Union Budget, Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Ministers of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, respectively, who are in a position to decide the political fate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, have demanded special financial packages for their respective States. These packages could potentially increase…

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Finance Commission expected to be constituted by November end: Finance secretary

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T.V. Somanathan, Finance Secretary. File. | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG The government is expected to constitute the 16th Finance Commission by end of November, Finance Secretary T V Somanathan said. Finance Commission is a constitutional body that gives suggestions on Centre-State financial relations. It suggests, among other things, the ratio in which tax is to…

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