<h1>Finance Bill 2007 Expands Service Tax Scope: Ad Sales, Event Management, Banking, and More Now Taxed.</h1> The Finance Bill, 2007 proposes to expand the scope of existing services subject to service tax. Changes include taxing advertisement space sales in business directories, expanding the rent-a-cab service definition to include larger vehicles, and clarifying the inclusion of marriage functions under event management services. Manpower recruitment now explicitly covers pre-recruitment screenings. Banking services will include cash management, and financial leasing definitions have been clarified. Management consultant services are renamed to include business consultancy, and consulting engineer services will now cover computer hardware engineering. Maintenance and repair services will also apply to computer software, excluding software development.