The Tamil Nadu government Thursday expressed serious concern on the Terms of Reference of the 15th Finance Commission, even as the panel's chairman said it had "no say" in its formulation.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami opposed the reference to control of expenditure on government's "populist programmes."
Palaniswami said he felt that it would be inappropriate for the commission "to judge the collective wisdom of States' legislatures."
Talking to reporters after holding discussions with top government officials, Singh said the commission has "no say" in formulation of the ToR and "it is completely neutral."
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