Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2017 in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Here is a quick peek into what gets expensive and what gets cheaper in the new financial year.
Expensive
Cigarettes, pan masala, cigar, cheroots, bidis, chewing tobacco
LED lamp components
Cashew nuts (roasted and salted)
Aluminum ores and concentrates
Polymer coated MS tapes used in manufacturing of optical fibres
Silver coins and medallions
Printed circuit board used in making mobile phones
Cheaper
RO membrane elements for household usage
LNG
Solar tempered glass used in solar panels
Fuel cells based power generating systems
Wind operated energy generator
Vegetable tanning extracts used in making leather products
POS machines card and fingerprint readers
Group insurance for Defence services
(With agency inputs)