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    Criteria for Horizontal Tax Devolution by 15th Finance Commission

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    The correct answer is Only three. For horizontal tax devolution, the Fifteenth Finance Commission used the following criteria in addition to population, area, and income distance: Demographic performance: Yes, this was used as a criterion. Forest and ecology: Yes, this was used as a criterion. GoverRead more

    The correct answer is Only three. For horizontal tax devolution, the Fifteenth Finance Commission used the following criteria in addition to population, area, and income distance:

    1. Demographic performance: Yes, this was used as a criterion.
    2. Forest and ecology: Yes, this was used as a criterion.
    3. Governance reforms: No, this was not a criterion used by the Finance Commission.
    4. Stable government: No, this was not a criterion used by the Finance Commission.
    5. Tax and fiscal efforts: Yes, this was used as a criterion.

    Thus, three of the given criteria (Demographic performance, Forest and ecology, Tax and fiscal efforts) were used.

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