Match List - I with List - II : List - I List - II A. Stamp duties and duties on medical I. Duties levied by the Union Government but collected and appropriated by the State B. Duties on succession to property other than agricultural land II. Taxes levied and collected by the Union but assigned to the States C. Taxes on income other than corporation tax and taxes on agricultural income III. Taxes levied and collected by the Union and distributed between the Union and the States D. Excise duty on items other than medical and toilet preparation IV. Taxes levied and collected by the Union but which may be distributed between the Union and the States Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Match List - I with List - II : List - I List - II A. Stamp duties and duties on medical I. Duties levied by the Union Government but collected and appropriated by the State B. Duties on succession to property other than agricultural land II. Taxes levied and collected by the Union but assigned to the States C. Taxes on income other than corporation tax and taxes on agricultural income III. Taxes levied and collected by the Union and distributed between the Union and the States D. Excise duty on items other than medical and toilet preparation IV. Taxes levied and collected by the Union but which may be distributed between the Union and the States Choose the correct answer from the options given below : Correct Answer <span lang="EN-IN" style=" line-height: 107%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)</span>

The correct answer is (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV).

Key Points

  • Under Article 268(1) in the Constitution Of India, stamp duties and such duties of excise on medicinal and toilet preparations as are mentioned in the Union List shall be levied by the Government of India but shall be collected:
    • a) in the case where such duties are leviable within any Union territory, by the Government of India, and
    • b) in other cases, by the States within which such duties are respectively leviable.
  • Under Article 269(1) of the Constitution Of India, Duties on succession to property other than agricultural land shall be levied and collected by the Government of India but shall be assigned to the States.
  • Under Article 270 of the Constitution Of India, Taxes on income other than agricultural income shall be levied and collected by the Government of India and distributed between the Union and the States.
  • Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955 is an act to provide for the levy and collection of duties of excise on medicinal and toilet preparations containing alcohol, (narcotic drug or narcotic).
  • Article 270: All taxes and duties referred to in the Union List, except the duties and taxes referred to in articles 268 and 269, respectively, a surcharge on taxes and duties referred to in Article 271 and any cess levied for specific purposes under any law made by Parliament shall be levied and collected by the Government of India and shall be distributed between the Union and the States in the manner provided in clause (2).
    • (2) Such percentage, as may be prescribed, of the net proceeds of any such tax or duty in any financial year shall not form part of the Consolidated Fund of India, but shall be assigned to the States within which that tax or duty is leviable in that year, and shall be distributed among those States in such manner and form such time as may be prescribed in the manner provided in clause (3).
    • (3) In this article, “Prescribed” means -
      • (i) until a Fin  ance Commission has been constituted, prescribed by the President by order, and
      • (ii)after a Finance Commission has been constituted, prescribed by the President by order after considering the recommendations of the Finance Commission.’]  

Related Questions

In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the following suggested courses of actions logically follow(s) for pursuing. Statement: Soon VAT 69 whiskey and Smirnoff Vodka will not be found on the shelves of Delhi Liquor stores owing to the duplication of barcode by manufacturer United Limited. The Delhi government financial commissioner blacklisted the manufacturer. Financial commissioner Anindo Majumdar had said in an order dated September 14, that USL had violated provisions of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009 and Delhi Excise Rules, 2010 by using unauthorized and loose barcodes, which could be easily misused. Courses of action: I. The ban will force United Spirits Limited not to sell its liquor in the national capital for two years. II. the appellant violated provisions of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009, Delhi Excise Rules, 2010, the terms and conditions of the license issued to it and the standard operating procedure framed by the Delhi Excise Department and that consequently the department has rightly imposed the penalty of blacklisting under Rule 70 of the Delhi Excise Rules, 2010 upon United Spirits LTD (USL), Aurangabad. III. United Limited has been blacklisted by the Delhi government financial commissioner.