Issues Before the Thirteenth Finance Commission
Published By: NIPFP on eSS | Published Date: August, 06 , 2008The paper argues that irrespective of the wording of the Terms of Reference
(ToR), the Commission would do well to focus on its primary task of recommending
transfers to serve the objective of equity and incentives. While it is required to take into
account a number of considerations, the focus should be on the transfer system. As an
impartial body, the Commission should make a fair assessment of the union as well as
state governments, ignoring the asymmetries in the wording of the ToR. [WP No. 55].
Author(s): M.Govinda Rao, Tapas K. Sen, Pratap R Jena | Posted on: Oct 06, 2008 | Views(2345) | Download (805)