While announcing his first budget as the finance minister, Arun Jaitley pointed out, “We have no option but to take some bold steps to spurt economy; these are only the first steps and are directional.”
“Slow decision making has resulted in a loss of opportunity,” he added.
Here’s check the list to view what’s cheaper and what becomes costly:
| Costly | Cheaper |
| Cigarettes | Telecommunication products |
| Tobacco products | Imported computer parts |
| Cigars | LCD, LED monitors/TV |
| Gutkha and pan masala | Colour picture tubes |
| Aerated drinks containing added sugar | Smart cards |
| Radio Taxi Service | Footwear |
| Readymade garments | Precious & semi-precious colour stones & diamond |
| Soaps | |
| Flat copper wires | |
| HIV/AIDS Drugs | |
| Mobile Phones | |
| Oil | |
| Machinery and equipment of solar energy powers | |
| Machinery and equipment of food processing and packaging | |
| Machinery and equipment of compressed biogas plants |
