NEW DELHI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday presented her maiden budget in the first year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term.
Here’s a list of items that are set to get more expensive and cheaper once the budget comes into effect.
Product |
Cheaper/Costlier |
Alarm Clocks |
Costlier |
Ball screws |
Cheaper |
Beauty, Makeup products |
Costlier |
Bidi |
Costlier |
Bricks, tiles |
Cheaper |
Candles |
Costlier |
Cars |
Costlier |
Cashew |
Cheaper |
Cell phone parts |
Costlier |
Chromite |
Cheaper |
Cigarette |
Costlier |
Cigarette lighter |
Costlier |
CNG machine tools |
Cheaper |
Coconut oil |
Costlier |
Cranberry juice |
Costlier |
Cut, polished coloured gemstones |
Costlier |
Dental hygiene products |
Costlier |
Diamonds |
Costlier |
Diesel |
Costlier |
Fishing rods, hooks |
Costlier |
Footwear |
Costlier |
Furniture |
Costlier |
Gold |
Costlier |
Ground nut oil |
Costlier |
Imitation jewellery |
Costlier |
Kites |
Costlier |
Lamps, lighting fitting, illuminated signs |
Costlier |
LCD/LED/OLED |
Costlier |
Manicure, pedicure preparations |
Costlier |
Mattress, bedding |
Costlier |
Medical care |
Cheaper |
Mobile |
Costlier |
Motor vehicle accessories |
Costlier |
Motorcycles |
Costlier |
Olive oil |
Costlier |
Orange juice |
Costlier |
Pan Masala |
Costlier |
Perfume |
Costlier |
Petrol |
Costlier |
Pocket watches |
Costlier |
Refined vegetable oil(edible) |
Costlier |
Saffola oil |
Costlier |
Shaving products |
Costlier |
Silk fabrics |
Costlier |
Silver |
Costlier |
Smart watches/wearable deivces |
Costlier |
Solar tempered glass |
Cheaper |
Sports equipment |
Costlier |
Stop watches |
Costlier |
Sunglasses |
Costlier |
Sunscreen, suntan |
Costlier |
Toilet waters |
Costlier |
Toothpaste |
Costlier |
Toys |
Costlier |
Truck, bus radial tyres |
Costlier |
TV sets |
Costlier |
Vegetable juices |
Costlier |
Video games |
Costlier |
Wrist watches |
Costlier |
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