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Duties levied by the Union but collected and appropriated by the States

Jurisdiction
India
Provision
268
Source language
eng+tel
Recorded status
in force
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in force

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stamp duties 2[***] 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 3[Union territory], by the Government of India, and (b) in other cases, by the States within which such duties are respectively leviable. (2) The proceeds in any financial year of any such duty leviable within any State shall not form part of the Consolidated Fund of India, but shall be assigned to that State. 4 [268A. Service tax levied by Union and collected and appropriated by the Union and the State.]:- Omitted by the constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, s.7 (w.e.f. 16-9-2016).

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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.

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