Budget 2026: What decides states’ share of central taxes — and how the formula has changed over time | Delhi News
How Criteria for Sharing Central Taxes Have Evolved NEW DELHI: The yardsticks used to determine how central tax revenues are shared among states have undergone significant changes over the years, with successive Finance Commissions shifting weight from population and poverty-based indicators to broader measures such as fiscal capacity, demographic performance, forest cover and, most recently,…