The NFC heat
The talks of 9th NFC have started; by no means is it going to be conclusive anytime soon. The need is to rethink the whole process of unfair revenue collection,…
A post-merger NFC
An important issue before the now functional 9th NFC is to accommodate the financial requirements of what after the merger of ex-Fata is an enlarged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The report…
Wither new NFC Award?
Budget in Brief, the official document explaining highlights of budget 2016-17, while stating the obvious that "presently 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award is in practice", says "the 8th NFC…
NFC lessons
The seventh National Finance Commission (NFC) award was recently renewed for a year. Deliberations on the eighth award have already begun. As we transition to the new NFC, it is…
Political economy of NFC
The eighth National Finance Commission (NFC) has been constituted and at least one preliminary meeting between the centre and provinces has been held. The NFC is designed to determine the…
NFC award: a challenge
The four provinces have appointed their representatives for negotiating the eighth NFC award however there are credible reports that indicate that the seventh NFC award would be extended for another…
The much-awaited NFC Award
The much-maligned and presently operational NFC Award on the distribution arrangements of the national pool of resources between the provincial and federal governments is finally up for negotiations by a…
The much-awaited NFC Award
The federal government frequently modifies the rules of the game through tortuous revisions of legal and related definitions to suit its version of what constitutes constitutional role, mandates, distribution and…
NFC achievements during 2009
After privatisation and disinvestment of production units under government decision, downsizing of NFML (a marketing company of NFC) commenced. Employees were relieved on voluntary retirement/golden handshake schemes except an infrastructure…
NFC Award – a reflection of political maturity
The agreement on the distribution, both vertical and horizontal, under the seventh National Finance Commission (NFC) award is a landmark achievement that simply must not be underestimated. It is the…
