Sukumar Mukhopadhyay

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Rao-Manmohan reforms are outdated
Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

'Those who are talking of adopting the Narasimha Rao-Manmohan Singh policy must...

Why real estate should NEVER be under GST
Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

If the government tries to bring in real estate under GST now, it will be a typical...

DeMo: A true report card
Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

The biggest achievement of demonetisation is that it has brought about a social...

Demonetisation: Can the Supreme Court intervene?
Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

It has always been accepted in various apex court rulings that economic policy is not...

All about tax planning in the context of Panama Papers
Rediff.com2 May 2016

It is important to clarify that availing of an exemption is neither evasion nor tax...

How to end tax uncertainty
Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

Pushing people to litigation is a major source of tax uncertainty.

Certain issues on GST that must be resolved
Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

The Congress filed a dissent note on eight provisions.

Tax terrorism can be reduced if FM is serious
Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Despite finance minister's assurance, tax officials seem reluctant to take steps for...

How to make Budget 2015-16 investment-friendly
Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Simplicity will make the Budget investment-friendly

How GST will benefit traders and manufacturers
Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

The benefits are common in many cases, but are also different in some other respects.

Clearing the cobwebs from the concept of GST
Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

GST necessarily includes service tax, but VAT can only be on goods without including...

Did the CAG overstep the mark?
Rediff.com13 May 2013

The Comptroller and Auditor General reports saw senior politicians, powerful ministers...

Customs needs to be reformed
Rediff.com14 Feb 2011

Central excise tariff remains complicated and should be simplified.

Taxpayers' right to be taxed the least
Rediff.com11 Oct 2010

The thesis that the taxpayer has the right to be taxed the least amounts to saying that...

Eco-tax should not spoil simplicity of GST
Rediff.com26 Apr 2010

The environmentalists are doing genuinely good work to promote more favourable...

Flip-flop over GST continues
Rediff.com31 Dec 2009

The tax base should comprehensively extend over all goods and services up to the final...

Positive Budget with some negative backlog
Rediff.com7 Jul 2009

The best part of Budget 2009 is that it has made it very clear that GST will come in...

Interim Budget: A missed opportunity
Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

From an Interim Budget for the purpose of vote-on-account, one does not usually expect...

Inverted import duty structures? Bad logic
Rediff.com25 Feb 2008

The argument about inverted import duty structures is just a red herring.

Broom, Broom all the way!
Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

The most famous broom belongs to Harry Potter. The next most famous seems to be one of...