The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 26, 2005

Economic Survey — Setting the stage for a reform Budget
The Economic Survey is bullish on the Indian economy. But will the Budget find a place for its suggestions on further FDI liberalisation and stronger fiscal balance? Hopefully, the Finance Minister will be able to mollify the Left over FDI liberalisa tion, and perhaps offer concessions elsewhere in order to make the Budget a reform and growth-oriented one, says S. Venkitaramanan. More

EDITORIAL

Little of promise
HAD INDEED THE ruling class in New Delhi any real passion in pursuing economic reforms, by now Economic Surveys, presented ahead of Union Budgets, should have turned redundant. That unfortunately is not the case. Piously reformist Economic ... More

BUDGET

Tariffs: A balancing act ahead
WILL HE, won't he? Whether the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, can deliver a Dream Budget yet again, and take the economy to new heights is the question. While the expectations from the Budget team are high, Mr ... More

BUDGET TO EXPECT
Prediction is difficult, especially about future
LONG AGO, Lao Tzu said, "Those who have knowledge don't predict. Those who predict don't have knowledge." While that may sound too harsh on those who engage in exit polls and Budget forecasts, tax writers are never ... More

ECONOMY

The India story: Growth sans human development
OVER the past two years, there has been a growing optimism about the medium and long-term outlook for the Indian economy. Most economists in the country and abroad as also some of the reputed global institutions and ... More

ENVIRONMENT

Survival of Man
WILL MAN be able to survive the climate changes that have begun to happen on our planet, thanks to the economic development of human civilisation. In a matter of a couple of centuries, the world will in all probability ... More

TAXATION

Will the FM deliver enough bang for the Budget buck?
BUDGET EXPECTATIONS differ across various industry segments. Presented below are a few of these, from corporate chiefs and tax experts. The big question is whether the Finance Minister will play the right tune that ... More

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