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'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

Cryptocurrency tax doesn't give legitimacy to private digital currency: FM

We are not taxing a currency (digital rupee) that is yet to be issued

A measured and pragmatic Budget 2022-23, says USISPF prez Mukesh Aghi

The head of USISPF congratulated FM Nirmala Sitharaman on delivering a budget that allows the govt to continue supporting development while keeping an eye on fiscal deficit.

Budget: Health allocation evokes mixed reaction from industry experts

Some experts have welcomed the provision for National Digital Health Ecosystem in the post vaccination first budget while some have opined that other essential services have been ignored

Top headlines: Budget bets on public infra; FM says no crypto legitimacy

Finance Minister claims 'overall sharp rebound and recovery' of the Indian economy from the Covid-19 pandemic

A measured and pragmatic Union Budget 2022-23, says USISPF

Sitharaman had on Tuesday unveiled a bigger Rs 39.45 lakh crore budget, with higher spending on highways to affordable housing with a view to fire up the key engines of the Indian economy