Committee report recommends dedicated State Finance Commission units, Panchayat-level fiscal databases and standardised ...

Speaking at the launch of a report on datasets for State Finance Commissions on June 8, the CEA said local governance and ...

A new regional authority which will see a mayor govern areas including Hampshire has been formally established.

Yes, voters were angry at UK Labour – but the Scottish party failed to get the best out of Holyrood’s voting system.

This month Rachel Reeves announced £2.3bn in additional funding for cities and a plan to devolve – for the first time – the power to keep tax revenues raised in local areas. Joey Gardiner poses the ...

While the Union Budget is keenly tracked by States to assess their share in overall Central tax devolution, it is becoming increasingly clear that this revenue stream no longer plays the stabilising ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has extended the transition period for the full devolution of certain executive branch functions to local government units (LGUs) until the end of his term.

The council's leader, Reform's George Finch, hit out at the suggestion of cutting Warwickshire in half Councillors in Warwickshire have decided they should form a new "super council" and become part ...

A reader says Henry McLeish correctly listed the shortcomings of the Holyrood parliament but failed to draw the obvious conclusion Henry McLeish (“Holyrood must evolve to break the political stalemate ...

The national government has transferred all immovable assets, including land and buildings, due to counties, ending 12 years of wait by the devolved units, marking a major boost for county governments ...