Finance News Archive

28-Aug-2005

• 'SSP fertiliser manufacturers in a spot ? Finance Ministry not to fix maximum retail price (The Hindu)
THE Finance Ministry has refused to take responsibility for fixing the maximum retail price (MRP) for the single super phosphate (SSP) fertiliser. Currently, it is determined by the respective State Governments.
• 'Revenue officer gets nod from finance, revenue chiefs (Sun Star)
THE Department of Finance and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) leaderships are fully supporting Davao Revenue District Officer Evelyn Sardido against harassment cases filed by professionals accused of shortchanging the government in the payment of taxes.
• 'Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Public buildings and private finance? That's a formula for tomorrow's slums (Guardian Unlimited)
Public buildings and private finance? That's it for another year. The annual summer ritual is over, following last week's publication of the GCSE results. Are the pupils getting smarter or the papers getting simpler? Who knows?
• 'Bonds finance debt for Columbus, Phenix City (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)
Local governments also carry big debt loads. Most municipalities borrow debt in a few ways, said Stephen Smith, Phenix City's finance director. General obligation debts are bonds that can hold the entire city's revenue as collateral, or they can be based on only property or only sales tax revenues.
• 'Advanced micro finance course launched at UDSM (IPP Media)
The University of Dar es Salaam has launched a Post-graduate Diploma in Micro Finance (PGDMF) with the aim of equipping small scale entrepreneurs with skills to run their business smoothly.
• 'Finance, revenue chiefs back tax officer (Sun Star)
DAVAO CITY -- The finance and internal revenue chiefs are fully supporting Davao Revenue District Officer Evelyn Sardido against harassment cases filed by professionals accused of shortchanging the government in the payment of taxes.
• 'Brazil finance chief's poise wins fans (Houston Chronicle)
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - Already respected as the chief of Brazil's economy, Finance Minister Antonio Palocci has emerged as the most steadfast public figure in a government reeling from the country's worst political crisis in years.
• 'Sen. Tommy Williams explains school finance (Conroe Courier)
While the Texas Legislature was unable to come to terms with school finance reform and property tax reform, one of its members said there was progress.
• 'Heat goes on finance company (Stuff)
Dorchester Pacific, one year ago a confident and self-proclaimed leader in a upcoming shakeout among finance companies, now finds itself staked out and ready for plucking.
• 'Indian finance minister calls for more farm loans (International Herald Tribune)
India's Finance minister, P. Chidambaram, said the Indian economy would expand 7 percent in the year ending March 31, and he urged commercial banks to lend more to companies and agriculture.