The Senedd election is an opportunity to "save the NHS", according to the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. Speaking ...

The 16th Finance Commission (FC), tasked with recommending fiscal transfers for 2027–31, has outlined measures aimed at strengthening state finances over the long term, according to a research report ...

When I arrived in the Newport conference centre, I wasn’t sure what to expect. As Rory Sutherland suggested last issue, The Spectator has poor form on Cymru. The stereotypes of Welsh nationalists I ...

Revenue constraints under the Sixteenth Finance Commission (16th FC) framework and the proposed the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) are set to dominate the Eighth Session of the 14th ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on February 19 announced that the state will, for the first time in its history, be ...

Ms Baillie, Scottish Labour’s deputy leader, said she will ‘campaign tirelessly’ in Dumbarton ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) dismissed allegations by Opposition members that the Centre was not transferring 41% of the divisible pool of taxes to the States, ...

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.

ABSTRACT: Branding strategies have emerged as critical tools for strengthening public sector service delivery and enhancing stakeholder satisfaction in decentralized governance systems. This study ...