Which states contribute the most to the exchequer? Sales tax continues to be the state's largest source of income.
Here's a list of states in terms of projected tax revenues (excluding the shares from Union tax pool) assessed for the year 2010-15 by the Thirteenth Finance Commission.
1. Maharashtra
Tax revenues: Rs 451,777 crore ($81.77 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, AP Tourism.
2. Andhra Pradesh
Tax revenues: Rs 323,369 crore ($58.53 billion)
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Photographs: Courteys, UP Tourism.
3. Uttar Pradesh
Tax revenues: Rs 296,417 crore ($53.65 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Tamil Nadu Tourism.
4. Tamil Nadu
Tax revenues: Rs 273,424 crore ($49.49 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Karnataka Tourism.
5. Karnataka
Tax revenues: Rs 252,620 crore ($45.72 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Gujarat Tourism.
6. Gujarat
Tax revenues: Rs 179,578 crore ($32.5 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, West Bengal Tourism.
7. West Bengal
Tax revenues: Rs 169,910 crore ($30.75 billion)
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Photographs: Shiva-Nataraja/Wikimedia Commons.
8. Rajasthan
Tax revenues: Rs 150,741 crore ($27.28 billion)
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9. Kerala
Tax revenues: Rs 138,221 crore ($25.02 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Haryana Tourism.
10. Haryana
Tax revenues: Rs 136,291 crore ($24.67 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, MP Tourism.
11. Madhya Pradesh
Tax revenues: Rs 127,222 crore ($23.03 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Punjab Tourism.
12. Punjab
Tax revenues: Rs 118,022 crore ($21.36 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Chattisgarh Tourism.
13. Chattisgarh
Tax revenues: Rs 72,382 crore ($13.1 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Jharkhand Tourism.
14. Jharkhand
Tax revenues: Rs 70,748 crore ($12.81 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Orissa Tourism.
15. Orissa
Tax revenues: Rs 66,181 crore ($11.98 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Bihar Tourism.
16. Bihar
Tax revenues: Rs 37,036 crore ($6.7 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism.
17. Jammu and Kashmir
Tax revenues: Rs 34,644 crore ($6.27 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Assam Tourism.
18. Assam
Tax revenues: Rs 32,238 crore ($5.84 billion)
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Photographs: Yann/Wikimedia Commons.
19. Uttarakhand
Tax revenues: Rs 32,202 crore ($5.83 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy Himachal Pradesh Tourism.
20. Himachal Pradesh
Tax revenues: Rs 27,409 crore ($4.96 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Goa Tourism.
21. Goa
Tax revenues: Rs 23,251 crore ($4.21 billion)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Tripura Tourism.
22. Tripura
Tax revenues: Rs 4,725 crore ($855.23 million)
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Photographs: Meghalaya Tourism.
23. Meghalaya
Tax revenues: Rs 4,592 crore ($831.15 million)
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24. Arunachal Pradesh
Tax revenues: Rs 2,711 crore ($490.69 million)
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Photographs: Mongyamba/Wikimedia Commons.
25. Manipur
Tax revenues: Rs 2,685 crore ($485.99 million)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Nagaland Tourism.
26. Nagaland
Tax revenues: Rs 1,776 crore ($321.46 million)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Mizoram Tourism.
27. Mizoram
Tax revenues: Rs 1,547 crore ($280.01 million)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Sikkim Tourism.
28. Sikkim
Tax revenues: Rs 1,368 crore ($247.61 million)
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