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, ...
Kay Mason Billig accuses Steve Reed of forcing council to agree to poll delay in return for extra funding and powers What made ministers think they could delay local elections? A Norfolk council ...
The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC), together with the Ministry of Education (MoE), has launched the process to enact a new Education Sector Devolution Bill. The ...
The story so far: The 16th Finance Commission under the chairmanship of Dr. Arvind Panagariya has submitted its report for the period of 2026-31. The Central government has accepted its ...
England is about to undergo a generational change in how government will operate. Currently in the Lords, the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill will determine the funding, ...
If the government chooses LGR over devolution, they should focus on creating new councils that are closer to the residents they work for, writes the chief executive of Unlock Democracy. Local ...
Norfolk CC leader has announced its intent to pull out of devolution and LGR following the government’s decision to reverse the cancellation of local elections. The government yesterday said it would ...
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Under Article 280 of the Constitution, a Finance Commission is appointed roughly every five years to recommend how Union tax revenues are shared with states and how that share is distributed among ...
The leader of Norfolk County Council has sensationally withdrawn the authority from the government's flagship devolution process as the crisis sparked by the election U-turn deepens. Kay Mason Billig ...
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A council leader has accused the local government secretary of being a "bully" who made "threats" about funding if she spoke out against local elections being postponed. Norfolk County Council's Kay ...
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