The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 01, 2004

POLICY
Cabinet clears excise tariff amendment Bill
THE Union Cabinet has approved the introduction of a Central Excise Tariff (Amendment) Bill, 2004, in the Parliament. The Bill seeks to have a common harmonised system of nomenclature (HSN)-based eight-digit classification code for central ... More

Cabinet okays repeal of five legislations
THE Union Cabinet has approved the repeal of five enactments that are currently being administered by the Finance Ministry. The five legislations that are to be repealed are the Sugar (Special Excise Duty) Act, 1959, The Mineral Products ... More

POLITICS
AP assembly adjourned
HYDERABAD: The State Legislative Assembly was adjourned abruptly by the Speaker, Mr K. R. Suresh Reddy, on Wednesday without transacting any business as the members of the Telugu Desam Party rushed to the podium demanding further ... More

E-GOVERNANCE
Nation-wide network to link sales tax commissionerates
IF you thought evasion of taxes during inter-State trade would be a possibility in the post-VAT regime, think again. Coinciding with the implementation of the value-added tax (VAT) system, State Governments have taken a major step forward in ... More

TN Registration dept ties up with ICICI Bank
THE Tamil Nadu Registration Department has tied up with ICICI Bank to facilitate payment for online applications for the various certificates that the department issues. Sources said that this system would be in place in a fortnight. The ... More

PEOPLE

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New pricing plan revs up Maruti's Versa sales

Indian sugar output may weigh on global market

Increased capital investment flows boost forex kitty

Current account surplus doubled last fiscal

Nation-wide network to link sales tax commissionerates

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