The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 14, 2004

EDITORIAL
A new Preface
WITHOUT MUCH FANFARE, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has altered something as fundamental as the Preface to its Accounting Standards. There are visible and welcome changes, such as the defining of the composition of the ... More

BUDGET
Interim Budget: On populist and reformist tracks
There are broadly two tracks in the Interim Budget. One is populist, while the other seeks to carry the liberalisation agenda further on the back of 8 per cent growth rate, a booming stock market and bulging foreign exchange reserves. Alok Ray < /B>looks at the major implications of the package. More

POLITICS
A matter of the spirit
ON FEBRUARY 8, the new Chief Election Commissioner, Mr T S Krishnamurthy, told his first news conference as head of the Election Commission that his "personal view (was that) as far as possible taxpayers' money should ... More

TAXATION
Is outsourcing in for hair-splitting?
T. C. A. Ramanujam on the controversy over BPO taxation More

Valentine's Day from a tax angle
BETWEEN marriage and tax, if you were to choose one, which one would you go for? Okay, keep the answer to yourself, but Grant Thornton (GT) has some loving messages, even as the Parmalat scam haunts it. For one, the ... More

A clarification cannot curtail
R. Anand on the tangle between a TDS provision and a CBDT instruction More

Can't take trust for granted
K Srinivasan on why it may be necessary for the taxman to deny exemption to a charity More

ECONOMICS
Tales of horror for a good night's sleep
THESE are supposedly feel-good days when you can trash all medicines and skip the appointment with your doctor. Yet, it was only about seven years ago that East Asia was rocked by turmoil, reminds Dr Padma Desai ... More

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