The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 10, 2003

Economic Survey : Draw lessons from it for Budget-making
THE annual Economic Survey, coming as it does a day or two before the Budget, tends to get drowned in the glare of attention to the main event — the Budget. Indeed, the Economic Survey is a document well worth concentrating ... More

EDITORIAL

Pension schemes
THE PROCESS OF creating a competitive market for managing the long-term social security investments of income earners has moved a step forward with the Government identifying the parameters for pension fund managers. While that is to be welcomed, ... More

BUDGET

The Finance Ministry flip-flop
There is no reason why the Finance Ministry should not remove the scope for questionable tax planning practices, which not only violates the spirit of the Budget but makes the government look stupid. Such violations are possible because of the numero us dates contained in the Finance Bill from when a new norm comes into force. More

ECONOMY

Blame not the drought
Blaming drought for low growth does not wash. The growth rate this year has been abysmal because the urban economy has not performed as it should have, and not because the rural economy has been hit by drought. And more than drought, corruption has s lowed the economy down. Political corruption and hypocrisy are the problems, says P. V. Indiresan More

POLITICS

Majority versus minority
The rights enjoyed by the minority in a parliamentary democracy are equal in all respects to those enjoyed by the majority. More

RAILWAY BUDGET

Getting Railways on populist track
DESPITE binding constraints, the Railway Budget has attempted to combine few populist measures to gain some political mileage. Introducing new trains, extending some of the routes of the existing trains and increasing the frequency of a few are ... More

WORK LIFE

Those workplace myths are true!
EACH organisation has its own distinct culture. This has to do with the set of beliefs and values that transcend the managers who come and go. Outwardly, it may have to do with visible features, such as the formal or informal nature of clothing ... More

TRENDS

Same boat
PEOPLE everywhere are in the same boat, as far as the working of Governments is concerned. It is necessary to remind ourselves of this when we are particularly harsh on public agencies in our own country. Things are no better even in countries ... More

LETTERS

Tax sops for cricketers

Infrastructure funding

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