The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 18, 2009

OPINION

EDUCATION: Restructuring universities
The Economic and Political Weekly has been justifiably praised as a unique forum for research in the social sciences, combining in-depth research in contemporary economic theory and policy with a style that enables it to retain ...

TAXATION: Presumptive taxation should not be viewed as retrograde Detaxification
A Budget proposal that has attracted a lot of attention, interest and excitement among small businesses is the presumptive taxation scheme. The Finance Bill, 2009 seeks to extend the scheme to all businesses with gross receipts not exceeding Rs ...

BOOKS: A precarious social safety net
The existing formal retirement saving schemes cover no more than 11 per cent of the labour force, bemoans Kumudini Hajra in one of the essays included in Economic Reforms in India and China: Emerging issues and challenges, ...

TAXATION: The personal tax angle
Every time a Budget is presented, a question that arises is: Who gains and who loses? This time round, let us analyse the impact of the measures announced in Budget 2009 by the Finance Minister? The saving is minimal for those ...

TAXATION: Anonymity conferred by electoral trusts
Contrary to the impression harboured in some quarters, 100 per cent deduction for donations to political parties made by non-corporate assessees is already available under Section 80GGC of the Income-Tax Act, 1961. And a more limited tax ...

EDITORIAL: Strategic call
It is rare that the high and mighty recognise, let alone publicly acknowledge, their limitations; it is rarer still for them to seek remedial help. The public sector telecom outfit, MTNL, needs to be commended for its brave decision to get ...

LETTERS: Interest rates
The article “Striking an interesting balance” (Business Line, July 16) raised pertinent ...

Columnists: • C Gopinath • Harish Bijoor • G Chandrashekhar • S Murlidharan • Sharad Joshi • Mohan Murti • S Balakrishnan • Bharat Savur • B S Raghavan • Ganesh Challa • Bhanoji Rao • Swati • T Banusekar • Ramanujam Sridhar • Ranabir Ray Choudhury • Rasheeda Bhagat • P.V. Indiresan • P Devarajan • S Muralidhar • R K Raghavan • B Venkatesh • S Venkitaramanan

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