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India's twelfth finance commission: A view from Kerala

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  • K.P. Kannan

    (Centre for Development Studies)

  • R. Mohan

    (Centre for Development Studies)

Abstract

The focus of the paper is to review the Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Twelfth Finance Commission with special reference to Kerala. It also critically examines the emphasis on fiscal deficit reduction without paying attention to its quality and finds that this has led to the Centre and the States resorting to a softer option of cutting productive capital and necessary maintenance and social sector expenditure. This is likely to have adverse consequences on equitable growth and to impede the process of relieving the economy of structural constraints on growth. There is an urgent need for analysing the quality of fiscal consolidation instead of focusing merely on quantity of reduction of deficits as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The study hence suggests incorporating the concept of Quality of Fiscal Discipline.

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  • K.P. Kannan & R. Mohan, 2004. "India's twelfth finance commission: A view from Kerala," Centre for Development Studies, Trivendrum Working Papers 354, Centre for Development Studies, Trivendrum, India.
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    Keywords

    finance commission; fiscal deficit; revenue mobilisation; devolution;
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    JEL classification:

    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General

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