"Bigger pie, smaller slice for Tamil Nadu": Congress' Manickam Tagore flags 'decline' in central funds
Jan 24, 2026
Giving percentage of funds shared from the Union budget, Tagore said that during 2004-2014, under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Tamil Nadu received 5 per cent of the Union budget's pool, whereas from 2014-2025, the state only got around 4.08 per cent. This is despite the fact that Tamil Nadu received more money after 2014, which Tagore attributed to growth in budget size, increasing inflation, and expanding tax collections.