Finance Minister P Chidambaram has more or less spared items used by the common man from a price hike but the affluent will have to pay more following the tax proposals in the Budget 2013-14.
Following is a list of what will be costlier and cheaper:
Costlier
- Mobile phone handsets priced above Rs 2,000
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Imported cars and high-end vehicles priced over $40,000
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Imported bikes with engine capacity of 800cc and above
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Imported yatch and motorboats
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Dining at air-conditioned restaurants
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Sales of immovable property worth over Rs 50 lakh
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Home/flats with a carpet area of 2,000 sq ft or More or of a value of Rs 1 crore or more
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Silk clothes produced using imported raw materials,
Cheaper
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Imported cheaper hazel nuts and dehulled oat grain
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