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By Shreehari Paliath, Mumbai : The 15th Finance Commission was asked to use the 2011 population census for deciding states' share of central taxes. This may mean that states with higher populations will receive more central funds. The decision has turned into a political controversy because it meant that the southern states -- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala -- would see a fall in their share of central taxes. In these states, progressive health and education measures ensured the population fell four percentage points to 21 per cent of...