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Which of the following is /are among the noticeable features of the recommendations of the Thirteenth Finance Commission

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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 code given below:

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 and 3 only

(c)

1 and 3 only

(d)

1, 2 and 3

Answer:

(c)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

Notable recommendations of the Thirteenth Finance Commission include: A design for the Goods and Services Tax and a compensation package (Statement 1), and Devolution of a specified share of central taxes to local bodies as grants (Statement 3). The creation of lakhs of jobs (Statement 2) was not a recommendation of this commission.