Prices may go up, down

Some products and services may be costlier or cheaper as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday proposed some changes to tariffs on those in the new budget.

There might be a decrease in the prices of different products and services, including launch fare, man-made fibre, steel raw materials, paper and fabrics, wheelchairs, hearing aid, LED TV, pet food, agricultural products, pet, food prices at restaurants with air conditioning, poultry farm machinery, agricultural products, puffed rice, sugar, power tiller, locally made mobile phone charger, fish feed, and poultry feed, braille book and stainless steel.

On the other hand, the price may increase in case of some products, including cigarettes, e-sim, microbus, cheese, curd, shaving materials, cleaning materials, cosmetics, air freshener, anti-bacterial products, GI fittings, first-class railway services, meditation services, Covid-19 test kits, PPEs, masks, imported laptop computers, elevators, air conditioner, printers, and toner cartridges.

Source: BSS