The Sixth Finance Commission of India was incorporated in the year 1973 consisting of Shri K. Brahmananda Reddy as the chairman.
Members The members of the commission were:
Shri K. Brahmananda Reddy, Chairman Shri Justice Syed Sadat Abal Masud Dr. B.S. Minhas Dr. I.S. Gulati Shri G. Ramachandran, Member Secretary
Key recommendations on distribution of income tax shares to states
The States demanded the inclusion of corporation tax into the divisible income tax and 1005 allocation of the net proceeds to them. The commission expressed that such inclusion was constitutionally forbidden but it can be reviewed by National Development Council. States share was increased from 75% to 80% due to the decrease in the divisible pool as the arrears of the advance tax collection had been cleared In view of the increasing integration of the national economy and for eliminating the regional imbalances the contribution factor was kept at 10% in the distribution of share amongst the states. The distribution inter se the states should be on the basis of fixed percentages Out of the net proceeds of the income tax, 1.79% should be allocated to the Union Territories
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