Constitution 243X — Power to impose taxes by, and Funds of, the Municipalities

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

The Legislature of a State may, by law,—
(a) authorise a Municipality to levy, collect and appropriate such
taxes, duties, tolls and fees in accordance with such procedure and
subject to such limits;

(b) assign to a Municipality such taxes, duties, tolls and fees levied
and collected by the State Government for such purposes and subject to
such conditions and limits;
(c) provide for making such grants-in-aid to the Municipalities from
the Consolidated Fund of the State; and
(d) provide for constitution of such Funds for crediting all moneys
received, respectively, by or on behalf of the Municipalities and also for
the withdrawal of such moneys therefrom,
as may be specified in the law.

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