Consider the following statements: In India, stamp duties on financial transactions are 1. levied and collected by the State Government 2. appropriated by the Union Government. Which of these statements is/are correct?
- AOnly 1
- BOnly 2
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2Correct
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