Social Justice & Welfare·Amendments

Budget Components and Process — Amendments

Updated 5 Mar 2026
AmendmentYearDescriptionImpact
101st Amendment2016Introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) through constitutional amendments that significantly impacted budget processes by creating the GST Council and establishing new mechanisms for indirect tax collection and distribution between Union and states.Transformed revenue collection mechanisms, required new budget presentation formats for GST revenues, and created collaborative federal structures for tax policy formulation that influence both Union and state budget processes.