Page 4 - State Revenues

Covid-19 crisis: States tap liquor, fuel to fill coffers as revenues fall

The Delhi government has already imposed a Covid cess of 70 per cent on liquor and hiked petrol and diesel prices as the state got just Rs 300 crore in April

Centre should use fiscal powers to ease state constraints: Yamini Aiyar

She says India needs to avoid another nationwide lockdown

Centre's fund crunch pulls down cities; rich Mumbai struggles too

State government accounts deserve scrutiny because they collectively spend 36 per cent more than the federal administration

Delhi govt maintained revenue surplus over last five years: CAG report

The audit report by CAG for the year ended March 2018, noted that tax revenue and non-tax revenue also registered an increase of 14.7% and 101% respectively over the previous year

Best of BS Opinion: New revenue information, economic slowdown, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

East-South divergence: The glaring skew in the revenues of Indian states

While equalisation of state finances and of Lok Sabha representation can't be addressed simultaneously, persisting with inequalities is no one's prescription for national unity, writes T N Ninan