A large variety of day-to-day usage items and services will burn a hole in the common man's pocket with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposing to raise excise duty to 12 per cent from 10 per cent and a similar hike in service tax rate. Following is a list of what will be costlier and which ones will be cheaper following the Budget 2012-13. Costlier: * Two-wheelers,cars,commercial vehicles, * Refrigerators,air-conditioners,washing machines,watches * Soaps,cosmetics,homecare items, * Cigarettes and bidis, * Packaged food items * Pan masala and chewing tobacco, * Unbranded precious metal jewellery, * Imported luxury vehicles, * Imported bicycles and bicycle parts, * Imported digital still cameras, * Imported gold bars and coins of certain categories,platinum * Imported cut and polished coloured gem stones, * Air travel,eating out at restaurants and hotel stays Not all is gloomy as the Budget has also made some items and activities cheaper. Cheaper: * Mobile phone parts, * Branded silver jewellery, * Branded garments, * Imported LCD and LED TV panels of over 20 inch, * Matches, * Footwear below Rs 500, * Adult diapers, * Soya protein food products, * Probiotics, * Writing instruments, * Imported medical equipment
