Finance Minister AMA Muhith, in the national budget for FY 2017-18, has proposed changes to duties on different products, which will result in increase and decrease in their prices.

PRICES UP:

Solar panel, foreign made mobile set, memory card, travel tax, all kinds of spices, cosmetics, fast food, bidi, and cigarette.

PRICES DOWN:

Locally made refrigerator, air conditioner, LPG gas cylinder, computer raw materials, locally assembled motorcycles and mobile sets, hybrid motor cars, fertiliser, seeds, pesticide, salt, fish/meat, rice, sugar, palm oil, soya bean oil, crashed rice, vegetables, and maize.