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Budget 2010: What got cheaper and what dearer?

New Delhi, Feb 26: Pranab Mukherjee's Union Budget 2010 made way for tax concessions making many products cheaper, while other products got dearer due to hike in excise duty as part of a partial roll back of stimulus measures.

The products which got cheaper are:

  • Mobile phones
  • Medical Equipment
  • Agricultural Equipment
  • CFL bulbs
  • Clean energy equipments like solar panels
  • Set top boxes
  • Compact Disc
  • Toys
  • Books

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The products which will cost more now are:

  • ACs
  • TVs
  • Big Cars
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Cigarettes and Cigars
  • Non-Smoking tobacco products
  • Air Travel ( due to the rise in fuel prices)

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