The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 01, 2006

EDITORIAL
Misplaced priorities?
Farm production enhancement is the key to checking soaring prices, not the fire-fighting measures the Government is adopting. More

ENVIRONMENT
Getting at the root
Tak...tak... The steady beat caught my attention after I'd stopped singing and began to dip a biscuit into my early morning cup of tea. Out of the back window, a furlong away, loomed the steep bund that hid a ... More

TAXATION
Divining the dividing line
As trading profits are taxed at the maximum rate, there is every temptation for a dealer in shares to designate himself as an investor. More

Getting TN ready for VAT
The VAT design should be simple, transparent and practical More

Tax-netting a service
Instead of meandering into lengthy definitions of services, would it not be less cumbersome to tax all services and exempt only a few? More

A tough cookie for the taxman
In As You Like It, Jaques speaks of a motley fool's brain, "which is as dry as the remainder biscuit." But this crunchy story from the dossiers of the tax tribunal is of interest: Cookie Man Foods India (P) Ltd vs Commissioner of ... More

ECONOMICS
Every third poor person on the planet lives here
If the poverty of the poorest is not addressed immediately, it may become intractable and costly, says a collection of essays on chronic poverty. Another compilation of articles sees a growing confidence among the poor, while a third book notes that we have moved from simplistic beginnings to a sophisticated conceptualisation of poverty. No poverty of ideas, says D. MURALI. More

WTO
UNDP's new HDR for Asia-Pacific — For an inclusive development strategy
Strategic, rather than indiscriminate, integration into the global economy remains the key to successfully managing globalisation. More

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