Budget 2024: What is cheaper and expensive

By Prakhar Sachdeo

Published July 23, 2024

CNBC-TV18.com

FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday July 23 presented the Budget for 2024-25. With the budget for 2024-25 announced here is a look at things that that are now cheaper and what has become expensive. 

Things that are now cheaper

Govt has exempted 3 more cancer treatment drugs from Customs Duty. 

Govt had reduced basic customs duty on mobile phones, mobile charger to 15 per cent

Govt proposes to expand list of exempted capital goods used in manufacturing of solar cells and panels

Govt reduces basic customs duty on shrimp to 5 per cent

Govt exempts customs duty on 25 critical minerals

Govt removes Basic Customs Duty on ferro nickle, blister copper

Govt proposes basic custom duty reduction on gold and silver to 6pc; platinum to 6.4pc

Things that are now cheaper

Govt increases basic customs duty to 15 pc from 10 pc on specified telecom equipments

Govt to raise customs duty on ammonium nitrate to 10 pc; 25 pc on non-biodegradable plastics