Budget 2011: What's costlier, cheaper, unchanged?

NEW DELHI: After Monday's Union Budget presentation by Finance Mukherjee, some goods and services are likely to cost more, while some may become cheaper.

To be costlier:

*Medical bills to rise by 5%
*Prices of branded apparel may go up
*Air travel to get costlier
*Eating out to become dearer
*Branded jewellery to be costlier
*Toothpowder
*Spectacles
*Bicycles
*Cement
*Pens, Pencils
*Cakes, pastries
*LIC premium
*Sewing machines
*Medical equipment
*Holidaying in India
*Visit to a nearby club

To be cheaper:

*Eco-friendly hybrid vehicles to be cheaper
*Sanitary napkins
*Diapers
*Imported medicines
*LED lights
*Home loans
*Mobile sets
*Refrigerators
*Paper
*Printers
*Steel
*Soap
*Treatment for heart attacks

Unchanged:

*Car prices to remain unchanged