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Govt prepared to deal with any global development: FM Sitharaman

In a post-Budget interaction with industry body Ficci, she urged corporates to take advantage of the recovery in the economy and step up investment.

'Infra projects expected to route through PM GatiShakti's NPG after Apr 1'

The PM GatiShakti plan was announced last year with an aim to break departmental silos and bring in more holistic and integrated planning and execution of projects

India's official digital currency to debut by early 2023, says report

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech last week talked about launching a central bank-backed 'digital rupee' soon.

Sebi should hear if cos have views on separate roles of Chairperson, MD: FM

At the end of December 2020, 53% of the top 500 listed entities had complied with the provision

FM Sitharaman urges India Inc to open up their purse to push growth

Referring to the government's decision to cut corporate tax rate, she said, the government has also opened up many sectors including atomic energy and space

'Sec 135AA aimed at hackers of commercially sensitive trade-related data'

'By selling commercially sensitive information, the hackers adversely impact the competitive position of Indian exporters in international trade,' says Revenue Secretary

Optimistic scenario: Can growth take care of all the economy's problems?

If the government thinks growth is the solution, can it be delivered in a slowing world with rising rates - within the domestic context of slower growth even before the pandemic, asks T N Ninan

Share of GST revenue from imports nearly constant since 2014

GST revenue from imports - The Indian imports have grown especially from China and so is import IGST. But as a proportion of total GST collections, revenue from imports has remained the same.

Budget 2022-23 thoughtful policy agenda for India: IMF chief Georgieva

We have been projecting a quite robust growth for India: Georgieva

Budget with BS, Ep 13: Business Standard editors read the Budget fine print

Nivedita Mookerji discusses Budget 2022 with Business Standard editors: the politics of the Budget with Aditi Phadnis; infra, capex and technology with Pranjal Sharma; and markets with Puneet Wadhwa >

Budget 2022: Govt allocates Rs 283.5 cr for Startup India Seed Fund Scheme

In April 2021, the government rolled out the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), which aims to provide financial assistance to start-ups

Top headlines: Anil Agarwal mulls merger, Budget moves quietly on taxes

The FY23 Budget's nominal GDP assumptions factor in an expectation that the deflator will show a 'reversal to the mean' in the coming year, finance secretary TV Somanathan said

Markets Insights: Why are yields on govt bond rising after Budget 2022?

Budget 2022 has unnerved bond markets. The 10-year govt bond yields have risen nearly 3% in two days. What's behind the sharp upswing in yields, and what does it mean for equity investors?

Budget 2022: Will 68% earmarking boost indigenous defence manufacturing?

Budget 2022 proposals seem to give a big push to Make in India in defence with 68% of capital procurement allocation earmarked for domestic industry. What does this mean for India's defence industry?

TMS, Ep 100: Cryptocurrency tax, defence industry, markets, and green bonds

How will new tax rules impact crypto investors? How will the domestic defence industry get a fillip? Why are bond yields rising after Budget 2022? Get answers to these questions in today's episode

Crytocurrency tax: How will the Budget 2022 rules impact crypto investors?

A highlight of Budget 2022 was the proposal to levy 30% tax on gains from transfer of digital assets and 1% TDS on payments towards virtual currencies. What will be the impact on crypto investors?

What are the key takeaways from Budget 2022?

While tabling her fourth Budget, Nirmala Sitharaman said that it will lay the foundation for the next 25 year's economic growth. Let us examine what this Budget has in store for the country

India's GDP expected to grow 7.8% in FY23: Crisil report

Sitharaman's Budget proposals focused on loosening the purse strings by boosting capital expenditure and going slow on fiscal consolidation are aimed in the right direction, the rating agency said

Priyanka Gandhi slams Nirmala Sitharaman for 'UP-type' remark

Sitharaman's remarks had come after Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, who is also an MP from Uttar Pradesh, said on Tuesday that Rahul Gandhi did not understand the budget

Cryptocurrency tax: FM says cryptos not issued by RBI, so not currencies

'A currency is a currency only when it is issued by a central bank, even if it's a crypto,' says FM Sitharaman at a post-Budget press conference