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State of Municipal Finances in India

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  • Isher Judge Ahluwalia

    (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER))

  • P K Mohanty
  • Om Mathur
  • Debarpita Roy

Abstract

The data and analysis presented in this study clearly indicates that urban local governments in India are seriously underfunded compared to their counterparts in other countries. They have become increasingly dependent on transfers from higher levels of government and have shown a persistent decline in their own revenues. GST, while otherwise a highly desirable reform, has been a blow to the fiscal autonomy of the urban local governments since it has subsumed the most local taxes such as octroi, entry tax, advertisement tax and local body tax.

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  • Isher Judge Ahluwalia & P K Mohanty & Om Mathur & Debarpita Roy, 2019. "State of Municipal Finances in India," Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Report 19-r-01, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India.
    • Handle: RePEc:bdc:report:19-r-01
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