The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 04, 2002

Depreciation rates cut to 80 pc on tangible assets
THE Finance Ministry has cut depreciation rates on a host of tangible assets — including energy saving devices, air pollution equipment, water pollution control equipment and solid waste control equipment — from 100 per cent to 80 per ... More

POLITICS

Jayalalithaa blames DMK Govt for TNEB's financial crisis
THE Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has taken the first step — by filing a tariff petition before the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission that includes among other things a proposal to levy 50 paise per unit on both farm ... More

STATES

Growing local economies — States have big stakes
States are the strength of the national economy, and their competitiveness is a main determinant of prosperity and growth. National economies rarely grow consistently if their sub-economies lack the policies, politics and administrative effort that l ead to competitiveness. India's somewhat disappointing performance since the initiation of reforms is perhaps because of the little effort to make the local economies competitive, says G. Ramachandran. More

States set to re-align draft VAT laws
ALL States are set to re-align their draft legislations on value-added tax (VAT) in line with the Centre's recommendations by the end of this month. The Empowered Committee of Finance Secretaries on VAT, which met here today, arrived at a ... More

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