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Budget 2012-13 India, Know What’s Costlier, What’s Cheaper.

  1. Pop the SUV dream as they now be more expensive. The excise duty on large cars has been increased to 27% from 22% earlier.
  2. Service tax has been increased from 10% to 12% making your weekend brunch dearer
  3. The service tax net has been widened making most leisure activities expensive
  4. Long cigarettes will cost more with an increase in excise duty on cigarettes
  5. Basic customs on gold has almost doubled. Is the yellow metal still a good investment?
  6. Platinum’s got costlier too
  7. Refrigerator will now get costlier due to higher customs duty
  8. Get ready for a HOT summer. The hike in customs duty will hit air-conditioners too.
  9. Gold prices may have gone up due to taxes but silver prices will get cheaper
  10. Customs duty on LCD and LED have reduced making television sets cheaper
  11. Duty on bicycles and bicycles parts have been reduced making them cheaper
  12. Bollywood exempted from service tax.
  13. HIV, cancer drugs to be cheaper.

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