Article 280 of the Indian Constitution mandates the establishment of a Finance Commission. One of the primary functions of the Finance Commission is to make recommendations to the President regarding the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes between the Union and the states (vertical distribution) and among the states themselves (horizontal distribution), as well as the principles that should govern the grants-in-aid of the revenues of the states out of the Consolidated Fund of India.
Which one of the following authorities recommends the principles governing the grants- in-aid of the revenues to the states out of the Consolidated Fund of India?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2002 · Topic: The Finance Commission (Grants-in-aid to states (Article 275 & 282))
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