Constitution of India, 1949
279.Calculation of "net proceeds",
etc.-
(1) In the foregoing provisions of this
Chapter, "net proceeds" means in relation to any tax or duty the
proceeds thereof reduced by the cost of collection, and for the purposes of
those provisions the net proceeds of any tax or duty, or of any part of any tax
or duty, in or attributable to any area shall be ascertained and certified by
the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, whose certificate shall be final.
(2) Subject as aforesaid, and to any other
express provision of this Chapter, a law made by Parliament or an order of the
President may, in any case where under this Part the proceeds of any duty or
tax are, or may be, assigned to any State, provide for the manner in which the
proceeds are to be calculated, for the time from or at which and the manner in
which any payments are to be made, for the making of adjustments between one
financial year and another, and for any other incidental or ancillary matters.