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Biscuits, instant foods, water purifiers cheaper; cigarettes costlier

Middle class households have got plenty to cheer from Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's budget: biscuits, instant foods and water purifiers will become cheaper and so will be umbrellas, footwear, cement, plywood and biodiesel even as cigarettes will be costlier.6:37 PM on February 28