| Government to neutralise duty for tea exporters
Coonoor (Tamil Nadu), Sep 17 (IANS) The government is formulating an alternative duty neutralisation scheme for tea exporters, commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath said here Monday. 'The new scheme is in the final stage. It will be announced soon,' he said, speaking at the 144th annual conference of United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) being held in this southern India tea and coffee growers' hub. The Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme expires on March 31, 2008. The commerce ministry has asked the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and the Economic Law Forum to work out an alternative scheme, which will neutralise levies (customs and excise duties along with state levies) while being WTO compatible. The minister also said that the government would set up a committee within two weeks to look into the problems of small tea growers and suggest remedial measures.
Muscular Dystrophy - National Conference And Big Push Fun Day, UK
People were welcomed into the Church House Conference Centre with tea and coffee and were invited to take part in question and answer surgeries with MDC Care Advisors and view research posters produced by young scientists whose projects are funded by the charity. People then took part in workshops held on a number of key issues including campaigns, policies and fundraising. Children were entertained in the crèche where numerous works of art were produced.
Speeches in the main hall from Rt Hon Kevin Barron MP and Dr Ros Quinlivan, amongst others, were inspiring and well received. Charity president Sue Barker gave a fantastic speech in which she thanked some of the supporters who do outstanding work for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, including the Stockdales, the Andrews and Linda Ball.
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