Economy

Know more about tax distribution, who gets the money, how it is utilised, and why constituting a State Finance Commission is absolutely necessary.

Currently in India, data sets on output, firms and employment are either not collected or not made available at the required levels.

Much has been forgotten about Bengaluru’s historic connection with the flower trade that sustains farmers from various parts of southern India.

Migrant workers, especially those who moved to Bengaluru recently, are poorly paid, and live in informal settlements or in the construction site.

Ajay moved to Bengaluru for a job as a pani puri vendor. He saves up to send money home, and to open his own stall in the future!

The extent of the price rise of just about every essential commodity is hurting most the urban poor whose source of income is limited and insecure.

Labour stands are largely unknown to most Bengalureans, but these are the spaces where unskilled labourers seek daily wage jobs to survive in the city.

Despite the protest, the work at the factory goes on. The ousted 80 contractual workers were quickly replaced by a new batch of contract workers

The survey found that occupationally, people in the service industry were much more likely to lose work compared to home-based workers.

BBMP has allocated around Rs 10,480 cr for Bengaluru in 2022-23. A large portion of the funds are expected to come from taxes and state government grants.

Coded discrimination, disproportionately affecting women and people from marginalised castes and classes, is a key feature of the contract labour system.

Citizen Matters spoke to some Bengalureans for their take on how the 2022-2023 BBMP budget allocations should be made for the city. This is what they said.