Amit Mitra
Mumbai , Feb. 3
EUPHORIA surged through the Indian shipping industry with the introduction of the long-proposed tonnage tax in the interim Budget for part of 2004-05 presented by the Union Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, on Tuesday.
The shipping companies, which are having a bull run with swelling profits in the wake of a dream boom in the freight market, are understandably excited about the announcement, as a tonnage tax regime will significantly bring down tax burden and further sharpen profitability
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