Budget 2014: What gets costlier, what’s cheaper

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday spared the common man from price hikes by keeping duties on commonly used day-to-day items unchanged but made it costlier for smokers and tobacco consumers with a steep increase in excise rate in tax proposals in Budget 2014-15.

CHEAPER: CRT television (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: LED/LCD TVs especially below 19 inch (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: Footwear priced between Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 per pair (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: Soaps (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: E-book readers (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: RO based water purifiers (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: LED Lights, fixtures and lamps (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: Pre forms of precious and semi-precious stones (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: Sports Gloves (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: Branded petrol (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: Matchbox (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: Life micro insurance policies (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: HIV/AIDS drugs and diagnostic kits (Photo for representation purpose only)

CHEAPER: DDT insecticides (Photo for representation purpose only)

COSTLIER: Cigarettes, Pan masala, Gutka and chewing tobacco, Jarda scented tobacco (Photo for representation purpose only)

COSTLIER: Aerated drinks with sugar (Photo for representation purpose only)

COSTLIER: Radio Taxi (Photo for representation purpose only)

COSTLIER: Imported electronic products (Photo for representation purpose only)

COSTLIER: Portable X-ray machines (Photo for representation purpose only)

COSTLIER: Half cut/broken diamonds (Photo for representation purpose only)