Benchmark
Profligate State-Level Spending Could Derail Modi's Reform Plans
- Central government has made progress on the fiscal deficit
- Gains may be lost as populist state governments spend up big
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India’s national government has finally got its finances under control. Too bad about the states.
With populations as large as 200 million people, India’s states are massive. They also wield enormous budgets.