Union Budget 2023 Live Updates: What Gets Cheaper Or Costlier- Here’s a List

Union Budget 2023: On February 1 today, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will deliver the last comprehensive Union Budget of the Modi administration before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The strategy is expected to boost funding for logistics, defense, and infrastructure, benefiting allied businesses. The first half of the Parliamentary Budget Session, which began on Tuesday, will end on February 13. The Parliament will reconvene on March 12 for the second half of the budget session, which will end on April 6.

Good news for taxpayers!

New personal income tax slabs have been announced in this year’s Budget. The new personal income tax rates are:

  • 0 to 3 lakhs – nil
  • 3 to 6 lakhs – 5%
  • 6 to 9 Lakhs – 10%
  • 9 to 12 Lakhs – 15%
  • 12 to 15 Lakhs – 20%
  • Above 15 Lakhs – 30%

Budget 2023: What gets cheaper or costlier

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a host of increases and cuts in duties on several products, leading to rises or falls in the prices of several commodities. Here’s a list:

What Gets Cheaper

  • Customs duty on parts of open cells of TV panels cut to 2.5 per cent
  • Govt proposes to reduce customs duty on the import of certain inputs for mobile phone manufacturing
  •  Govt to reduce basic customs duty on seeds used in manufacturing of lab-grown diamonds
  •  Govt to reduce customs duty on shrimp feed to promote exports

What Gets Costlier

  • Taxes on cigarettes hiked by 16 per cent
  • Basic import duty on compounded rubber increased to 25 per cent from 10 per cent
  • Basic customs duty hiked on articles made from gold bars
  • Customs duty on kitchen electric chimney increased to 15 per cent from 7.5 per cent

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