Setting out his vision for the UK its latest prime minister, Andy Burnham, outlined devolution plans in a bid to delegate powers away from Whitehall. He promised it would be the "biggest rebalancing ...

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution, moved by Finance Minister N Marie Wilson, urging the union government to ensure that the state receives its due share of ...

Communicating who pays and what it delivers will be key to winning over uncertain voters. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has put devolution firmly on the agenda since entering office last month, ...

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Friday (August 7, 2026) unanimously adopted a government resolution urging the Union government to ensure the State receives its due share of financial devolution from the ...

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to ensure fair tax devolution to the state in line with the Constitutional principles of fiscal and cooperative ...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday will move a resolution in the Assembly, urging the Centre for equitable and fair devolution of taxes, invoking the principle of fiscal federalism. Tamil ...

Sharing income tax with England’s regional mayors could tackle inequality but many councils are ill-equipped for an enlarged role On the road to Downing Street, Andy Burnham promised to transfer power ...

In a significant early fiscal transfer aimed at supporting state spending, the Union government on Saturday (August 1) released an additional Rs 1,09,019 crore as tax devolution to state governments, ...

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The Finance Ministry on Saturday (August 1, 2026) said the Centre has released an additional instalment of tax devolution to state governments amounting to ₹1.09 lakh crore, which is in addition to ...

Shift from Westminster risks weakening scrutiny as regional titles battle hostility, big tech and ‘news deserts’ Greater support for local media is needed to hold mayors and councils to account under ...

What Do We Want Congress to Do? The Gods of the Grid Don’t Blame the Iran War for the Awful Jobs Report Audio By Carbonatix New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has announced his government-run ...