The GST Council, which recommends rates and rules for the Goods and Services Tax, draws its authority from

Article 279A, inserted by the 101st AmendmentCorrect answerYour answerArticle 280, the Finance CommissionCorrect answerYour answerArticle 263, the Inter-State CouncilCorrect answerYour answerAn ordinary Act of Parliament passed in 2017Correct answerYour answer

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The 101st Amendment of 2016 introduced GST and inserted Article 279A, which requires the President to constitute a GST Council.
The Union Finance Minister chairs it, and the finance ministers of the States are members, which makes it a constitutional body shared by the Union and the States.

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The GST Acts of 2017 set out the tax itself, but the Council comes from the Constitution, not from those Acts.

Concept: Article 279A: the GST Council
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The GST Council, which recommends rates and rules for the Goods and Services Tax, draws its authority from

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