Union Budget 2018: What will be cheaper, what will be dearer
After Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the 2018-2019 Union Budget in Lok Sabha on Thursday, commodities such as mobile phones,…
SNS | New Delhi | February 1, 2018 4:05 pm
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After Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the 2018-2019 Union Budget in Lok Sabha on Thursday, commodities such as mobile phones, jewellery and cigarettes will still cost you dear, while the FM has made efforts to make renewable energy affordable.
The following is a list of products/services that will turn costlier:
Cars and motorcycles
Mobile phones
Edible/vegetable oils such as olive oil, groundnut oil
Cigarettes
Gold, silver
Vegetable, fruit juices, including orange and cranberry
Sunglasses
Miscellaneous food preparations other than soya protein
The GST Council will hold its next meeting in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer on December 21, during which it is likely to take a decision on exempting or lowering the GST rate on health and life insurance.
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