3. Taxes levied and collected by the Union, but assigned to the States within which they are leviable (Art.269):

a) Succession duty in respect of property, other than agricultural land.

b) Estate duty in respect of property, other than agricultural land.

c) Terminal taxes on goods or passengers carried by railways, sea or air.

d) Taxes on railway fares and freights taxes on transactions in Stock Exchanges.

4. Article 269A states that Goods and services tax on supplies in the course of inter-State trade or commerce shall be levied and collected by the Government of India and such tax shall be apportioned between the Union and the States in the manner as may be provided by Parliament by law on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council. The amount apportioned to a State under this shall not form part of the Consolidated Fund of India.

5. Taxes levied and collected by the Union and distributed between the Union and the States(Art.270): Certain taxes are levied as well as collected by the Union, but their proceeds are divided between the Union and the States in a certain proportion in order to effect an equitable distribution of the financial resources. This category includes all the taxes and duties referred to in the Union List, except the three categories mentioned above (Article 268, 269, 269A), any surcharge and any cess levied for specific purposes.

The manner of distribution of net proceeds of these taxes is prescribed by the President, on the recommendation of the Finance Commission.

6. Surcharge on certain taxes (Art.271): The Parliament is, authorized to levy surcharge on the taxes mentioned in the above two categories (Art.269 and Art.270) and the proceeds of such surcharges go to the Centre exclusively and are not shareable.

7. Taxes levied and collected and retained by the states: These are the taxes enumerated in the State List and belong to the States exclusively. This is subject to Article 386 - No law of a State shall impose, or authorise the imposition of, a tax on the supply of goods or of services or both, where such supply takes place— (a) outside the State; or (b) in the course of the import of the goods or services or both into, or export of the goods or services or both out of, the territory of India.

8. Grants-in-Aid: The Parliament may make grants-in-aid from the Consolidated Fund of India to such States as are in need of assistance (Art.275), particularly for the promotion of welfare of tribal areas, including special grant to Assam. These are called statutory grants and made on recommendation of the Finance Commission. Apart from this, Art.282 provides for discretionary grants by the Centre and States both, for any public purposes.

9. Loans: The Union Government may provide loan to any State or give guarantees with respect to loans raised by any State.

10. Previous sanction of the President (Art 274): No Bill or amendment can be introduced or moved in either House of Parliament without the previous sanction of the President, if:

a. It imposes or varies any tax in which the States are interested; or

b. It varies the meaning of the expression “Agricultural Income” as defined in the Indian

Income-Tax Act; or

c. It affects the principles on which money are distributed to the States; or

d. It imposes a surcharge on the State taxes for the purpose of the Union.

11. Freedom of Inter-State Trade: According to Article 301, Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse throughout the territory of India is guaranteed, but Parliament has the power to impose restrictions in public interest.

12. Distribution of non tax-revenues: Non tax revenues from post and telegraph, railways, banking, broadcasting, coinage and currency, central public sector enterprises and escheat(death of a person without heir) and lapse (termination of rights) go to the Centre, while State receives non-tax revenues from irrigation, forests, fisheries, state public sector enterprises and escheat and lapse(if property is situated in that state).

13. Provision has been made for the constitution of a Finance Commission to recommend to the President certain measures for the distribution of financial resources between the Union and the States (Art.280).

Under the situation of emergencies, these financial relations also undergo changes according to the situation and the President can modify the constitutional distribution of revenues between the Centre and the States.