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Interim Budget at a glance

Chidambaram makes cars, mobiles cheaper in Interim Budget

Rice can also be expected to be cheaper with the Finance Minister exempting service tax on loading, unloading, packing, storage and warehousing of the commodity. The decision comes following intense pressure from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa who had shot off a letter recently to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking his personal intervention in the issue.