tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post110958213368494103..comments2024-03-28T14:16:51.745+05:30Comments on Known Turf: Taxing timesAnnie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1111011129464621262005-03-17T03:42:00.000+05:302005-03-17T03:42:00.000+05:30The Rs 10,000 tax will hit every business that emp...The Rs 10,000 tax will hit every business that employs labour that has to be paid in cash - eg, tea-gardens, dhabas, transporters, municipal corporations, port labour, etc. It isn't just an ATM-based measure - anybody who withdraws 10,000 / day from a bank pays the tax. <br /><br />Since that's most labour-intensive businesses, this tax is a disincentive to employ people. It won't really affect Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1109766427422654102005-03-02T17:57:00.000+05:302005-03-02T17:57:00.000+05:30What's a populist budget? Again it is a perception...What's a populist budget? Again it is a perception.. what some people some where think the masses should not be subjected to..<br /><br />Dont know nitty gritty details of any of the two budgets u spoke about... but putting a ten buck on every ten thou (even if u withdraw from a bank branch) will not ensure less of black money (what it is supposed to) but increase hassles for u (yes there will beJanakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068622582534965333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1109678498719444712005-03-01T17:31:00.000+05:302005-03-01T17:31:00.000+05:30Whats the use of a budget.. where the government p...Whats the use of a budget.. where the government promises 100 things, and only 1 or 2 of the promises are taken care of !<br /><br />The same Lalu had proposed 17 new trains in the prev budget, but only 4 of them have been started so far. <br /><br />This year 46 new trains have been announced !! Sounds great. But what is the ground reality ?<br /><br />Where is the money going ?<br />Not in my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1109590877680239832005-02-28T17:11:00.000+05:302005-02-28T17:11:00.000+05:30Yo Annie, thanks for standing up and saying someth...Yo Annie, thanks for standing up and saying something favourable about Lalu. He would have been bashed regardless of what that budget contained. So I'm glad you defended that much-maligned word, "populist".Dilip D'Souzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221707482541503243noreply@blogger.com