Q33.
Which of the following is/are among the noticeable features of the recommendations of the Thirteenth Finance Commission? 1. A design for the Goods and Services Tax, and a compensation package linked to adherence to the proposed design. 2. A design for the creation of lakhs of jobs in the next ten years in consonance with India's demographic dividend. 3. Devolution of a specified share of central taxes to local bodies as grants. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer
A
Explanation
The 13th Finance Commission recommended a design for GST with a compensation package for states linked to adherence to the proposed design (statement 1 is correct). Statement 3 is tricky — the 13th Finance Commission did mention local body grants, but the word 'Devolution' has a technical meaning and is not specifically used in this context in the report; it is a specific amount of Rs.87519 crore. Statement 2 about job creation is NOT a feature of the 13th Finance Commission recommendations.