The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 02, 2006

Two Cs and two Ds make four As
Making the top grade in four dimensions: Civil society and commerce, democracy and demography, India, to give a Hollywood metaphor, is the world's Million Dollar Baby. This has been so for long, though it has not won many contests because it has be en too shy to enter them. This the US President, Mr George Bush, must recognise, says G. RAMACHANDRAN. More

EDITORIAL

INITIATIVES WELL SOWN
The Budget moves are sure to go a long way in strengthening farm and related activities. More

BUDGET

Focus on business continuity
The measures proposed in this year's Union Budget reflect on business continuity with stable direction, and will further augment medium and long-term growth. The thrust on Agriculture and Rural Infrastructure ... More

Balancing populism, growth
The one negative for capital markets is the increase in STT across the board, which may adversely affect liquidity and sentiments. More

No big picture
The recommendation of a cut in excise duty of colour televisions and monitors has not been met. More

Coloured bright
India is on the right path of growth and with the focussed direction will see dramatic results. More

ACCOUNTANCY

A quick tour of the Budget for the hassled
There is little escape for accountants from Budget-related discussions, especially during the countdown and the immediate aftermath. Now that the B-Day is behind us, you can put to rest crystal-gazing skills at least till next February, and ... More

The Big Three on the Budget
Given buoyancy in the tax-GDP ratio and insignificant collections, MAT could have been abolished. More

Some good, some bad, some need a re-look
The Government should have withdrawn service tax on services not generating reasonable revenues. More

ICAI's views given due weightage
The withdrawal of notification that provided exemption from service tax for services other than accounting, auditing provided by CAs does not appear to be justified. This will make the services provided by a CA costlier. More