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Lower house passes amendments curbing states power to tax minerals

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Lower house passes amendments curbing states power to tax minerals
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Lok Sabha passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, curbing states' powers to impose taxes and cess on mineral rights, with mining minister G Kishan Reddy citing the need for a uniform fiscal framework. RSP MP Premachandran N K opposed the move as unconstitutional, arguing land taxation is exclusively a state subject.

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