The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 15, 2003

The MSP conundrum
FOR THE FARM sector, is there a message in the recently announced minimum support price for various rabi crops? The policy-makers, it is clear, are caught between political expediency and financial compulsion. That the country can no more afford ... More

ECONOMY

Conserving to expand
To push the economy forward, there is the need to curtail non-merit subsidies, reduce the bloated bureaucracy, increase accountability, curb corruption and infuse civic discipline. The long list of subsidies in goods and services, where continued sup port is not warranted, must be done away with, says Pradeep S. Mehta. More

More reforms needed at State level
Fundamental reform is required on the labour front to increase efficiency in resource use and reduce the gestation lag in reforms. The priority is to generate large-scale employment in the rural areas, which have been largely bypassed by the reforms. More

TAXATION

Doubly troublesome
T. C. A. Ramanujam on the confusion surrounding the computation of double taxation relief More

A lot of wear and tear
R. Anand on an oft-disputed area of depreciation More

Let non-profits profit
K. Shivkumar builds a case for greater tax relief for charitable and non-profit institutions More

A spurt to outsource
Mohan R. Lavi on the need to complete the PAN process soon More

SPORTS

Honest enough to win, but too afraid to lose
WADA may sound impolite, especially to a Tamilian, but it is the abbreviation of World Anti-Doping Agency. Its aim is to promote and coordinate at an international level the fight against doping in sport in all forms. For this, it cooperates with ... More

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