Parthasarathi Shome: FM's one man think-tank

The rooms of the high and the might in the Union ministry of finance are along an L-shaped corridor. The corner office is of the finance minister, along one arm of the L reside the various......

Can't leave too many people out of tax net: Parthasarathi Shome

The government relies on Parthasarathi Shome, fiscal expert and advisor to Finance Minister P Chidambaram, to resolve any difficulty on the tax front. After it drew flak from industry for......

Shome back as FinMin advisor

Renowned tax expert Parthasarathi Shome has been appointed adviser to Finance Minister P Chidambaram.The appointment comes at a time when the ministry is struggling to rein in the fiscal deficit at......

Mixed views on Shome's tax proposals

A slew of recommendations for major changes in the country's tax administration system, made by eminent economist Parthasarathi Shome in his latest book, evoked divergent views from experts and......