The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has suggested India’s 16th Finance Commission to enhance the capacity of local governments to deliver quality public services and promote greater fiscal autonomy at the sub-national level.

OECD is an intergovernmental organisation that works to shape policies promoting economic growth, stability, and improved living standards through research, analysis, and policy dialogue.

Sean Dougherty, Senior Advisor at OECD, told Moneycontrol in an interview that better-designed fiscal transfers, stronger local revenue bases and increased fiscal autonomy at the local levels will be crucial for fiscal sustainability and improved service delivery.

“We encouraged the 16th Finance Commission to foster sub-national autonomy and boo

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