Friday, 16 March 2012

What will be costlier and cheaper - Budget 2012 is out

Yesterday (16th March 2012) budget was declared for many of the items and activities. Following is a list of what will be costlier and which ones will be cheaper following the Budget 2012-13.

Items and activities became Costlier are as follows: 

>Two-wheelers, cars, commercial vehicles. 

> Refrigerators, air-conditioners, washing machines, watches. 

> Soaps, cosmetics, homecare items. 

> Cigarettes and bidis. 

> Packaged food items. 

> Pan masala and chewing tobacco. 

> Unbranded precious metal jewellery. 

> Imported luxury vehicles. 

> Imported bicycles and bicycle parts. 

> Imported digital still cameras. 

> Imported gold bars and coins of certain categories, platinum. 

> Imported cut and polished coloured gem stones. 

> Air travel, eating out at restaurants and hotel stays. 

Not all the items became costlier as the Budget has also made some items and activities cheaper. 

Cheaper: 


Mobile phone parts. 

> Branded silver jewellery. 

Branded garments. 

> Imported LCD and LED TV panels of over 20 inch. 

> Matches. 

> Footwear below Rs 500. 

> Adult diapers. 

> Soya protein food products. 

> Probiotics. 

> Writing instruments. 

> Imported medical equipment.

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