Pay more for cooking gas, cars

No major schemes announced by finance minister Ajit Pawar.

The budget that finance minister Ajit Pawar tabled in the state legislature on Monday will burn a hole in your pocket, but it shows little promise of accelerating the state’s growth through reforms and investments in development.

Pawar has kept taxation at a minimum, but you will feel the pinch — cooking gas will cost Rs 20 more as the minister has introduced 5% value added tax on LPG cylinders for domestic use; the motor vehicle tax is up by 2% for petrol cars and 4% for diesel cars.

Pawar has rationalised the stamp duty structure by introducing a flat 5% duty, which means that making a conveyance deed for a property transaction will cost you Rs17,400 more.

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