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A Dispassionate Survey, Kudos to Jaitley
July 9, 2014, 6:53 PM IST
“The economic survey is of the government – most of the authors are government servants – but also distanced from the government in that it is meant to take a dispassionate view of the government’s…
July 9, 2014, 6:53 PM IST
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Rail Budget disappoints, lacks vision
July 8, 2014, 3:57 PM IST
The maiden Railway Budget of the NDA government disappoints. Barring the announcement to introduce a bullet train, some high speed trains and the intent to make the Railways a top freight carrier, Railway minister Sadananda…
July 8, 2014, 3:57 PM IST
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Rail Budget Disappoints, Lacks Vision
July 8, 2014, 3:31 PM IST
The maiden Railway Budget of the NDA government disappoints. Barring the announcement to introduce a bullet train, some high speed trains and the intent to make the Railways a top freight carrier, Railway minister Sadananda…
July 8, 2014, 3:31 PM IST
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Seemandhra and Bihar: A Case for special states
February 28, 2014, 11:28 AM IST
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is upset over New Delhi’s decision to make Seemandhra a special category state, ahead of Bihar. He has called for a bandh on March 2 to protest against the denial…
February 28, 2014, 11:28 AM IST
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Vote on Account 2014: Carrot for states & a stick for the centre?
February 15, 2014, 11:00 AM IST
The interim budget will be bereft of any climax. Finance minister P Chidambaram has already vowed not to cross the red-line on fiscal deficit, the difference between total expenditure and total non-borrowed receipts. The spending…
February 15, 2014, 11:00 AM IST
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Vote on Account 2014: Will Chidambaram do a Jaswant Singh?
February 3, 2014, 7:48 PM IST
The UPA government will steer clear of any tax policy changes in the vote-on-account, but the field is wide open on changes in indirect tax rates. Finance minister made this clear at a press briefing…
February 3, 2014, 7:48 PM IST
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Will Chidambaram yield to raise the tax exemption limit
September 14, 2013, 8:31 PM IST
The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council wants the government to raise the tax free savings limit for individuals to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh. It’s a good idea as this could encourage people…
September 14, 2013, 8:31 PM IST
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India Needs Top Dogs for its Financial Watchdogs
July 1, 2013, 12:07 PM IST
Mark Carney, who takes charge as the Governor of the Bank of England today , was named for the top job seven months back. Now, the White House is said to be reviewing successors for…
July 1, 2013, 12:07 PM IST
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Way Out of Tax Fights: Keep Tax & Policy Apart
May 28, 2013, 11:12 AM IST
Telecom and Law Minister Kapil Sibal seems to be doing some plain speaking with global investors. In an interview to ET, he said multinational companies (MNCs) cannot hold out tax investigations launched against them as…
May 28, 2013, 11:12 AM IST
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Why high finance needs just one regulator
March 25, 2013, 4:48 AM IST
Justice Bellur Narayanaswamy Srikrishna is known for his ability to complete any task entrusted to him within the deadline. That’s what the Chairman of the Financial Services Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) did…
March 25, 2013, 4:48 AM IST
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Don’t Meddle in Mauritius
March 5, 2013, 1:20 AM IST
Mauritius, as it does every once in a while, is back in the headlines, producing a conundrum both for the government and foreign institutional investors (FIIs). The Mauritius script, in a nutshell, is this: stock…
March 5, 2013, 1:20 AM IST
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Looking Beyond Luck
February 21, 2013, 2:53 PM IST
This Budget, finance minister could announce big steps to spur growth but with a dash of doles to woo voters High growth rates have helped. And, if I may add in a lighter vein, having…
February 21, 2013, 2:53 PM IST
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Put the horse before the cart
January 24, 2013, 5:24 AM IST
India will miss one more date, April 1, 2013, for launch of the goods and services tax (GST) – meant to create a common market in the country. Not surprising, but the official word came…
January 24, 2013, 5:24 AM IST
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India should seek strategic partnership to develop an environment-friendly sources of technology
December 27, 2012, 9:53 AM IST
Louis Vyncke, a Belgian blacksmith, forayed into the bio-energy market a century before global warming became the raging topic that it is today. He made a fortune building boilers to produce energy for removing flax…
December 27, 2012, 9:53 AM IST
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Follow the crown on tax reforms?
December 13, 2012, 5:31 AM IST
At the peak of India’s tax dispute with British mobile giant Vodafone, many believed that New Delhi must not surrender before the Raj. As the UK now experiments with new tax policy changes to boost…
December 13, 2012, 5:31 AM IST
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Hike some tax rates, don’t kill demand
December 8, 2012, 5:30 AM IST
A few years ago, an exasperated finance secretary threw up his hands after he heard industry reel out its Budget wish list, replete with demands for tax exemptions. Can you list any item that needs…
December 8, 2012, 5:30 AM IST
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For a Brand New Outcome Budget
November 22, 2012, 1:44 PM IST
At a time the government is dodging barbs from civil society activists and the Opposition, the least it can do is to spell out in black and white what it has achieved. Perhaps the best…
November 22, 2012, 1:44 PM IST
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Spend More to Lift the Economy
November 1, 2012, 4:01 AM IST
The finance ministry has begun talks with various ministries to take stock of their spending needs for the rest of the fiscal year. This marks the start of the Budget exercise that entails a review…
November 1, 2012, 4:01 AM IST
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Looking beyond Indirect Transfers
October 11, 2012, 10:28 AM IST
Early this year, two top bureaucrats met former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to dissuade him from making retrospective changes to tax overseas deals involving Indian assets, saying it would dampen investor sentiment. They were armed…
October 11, 2012, 10:28 AM IST
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A Very Backward Tax Authority
September 20, 2012, 10:55 AM IST
Authority for Advance Rulings needs overhaul Justice P K Balasubramanian, former chairman of the authority that gives rulings in advance on tax dues of investors entering into cross-border deals, demitted office three weeks ago….
September 20, 2012, 10:55 AM IST
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