Which of the following statements is correct about 'fiscal federalism' planned at the time of Independence?

Statement A) In the case of some taxes like, customs duties, and Company taxes the Centre retained all the proceeds.
Statement B) The states could levy and collect certain taxes on their own on land and property taxes, sales tax, etc.
Statement C) Income tax and excise duties are shared between the center and the state.
Statement D) The estate duties were also assigned wholly to the Centre

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

A, B and C

The correct answer is Option 1 - A, B and C

The correct statements about 'fiscal federalism' planned at the time of Independence are:

Statement A) In the case of some taxes like, customs duties, and Company taxes the Centre retained all the proceeds.
Statement B) The states could levy and collect certain taxes on their own on land and property taxes, sales tax, etc.
Statement C) Income tax and excise duties are shared between the center and the state.

Only statement D is incorrect,

Correction in Statement D) The estate duties were also assigned wholly to the STATE, not Centre.

The Draft Constitution provided for three lists of subjects: Union, State, and Concurrent. The subjects in the first list were to be the preserve of the Central Government, while those in the second list were vested with the states. As for the third list, here Centre and state shared responsibility. However, many more items were placed under exclusive Union control than in other federations, and more placed on the Concurrent list too than desired by the provinces. The Union also had control of minerals and key industries. Besides, Article 356 gave the Centre the powers to take over a state administration on the recommendation of the Governor. The Constitution also mandated for a complex system of fiscal federalism. In the case of some taxes (for instance, customs duties and Company taxes) the Centre retained all the proceeds (STATEMENT A); in other cases (such as income tax and excise duties) it shared them with the states (STATEMENT C); in still other cases (for instance, estate duties) it assigned them wholly to the states.

The states, meanwhile, could levy and collect certain taxes on their own: these included land and property taxes, sales tax (STATEMENT B), and the hugely profitable tax on bottled liquor.