Budget 2024: Mobile Phones, Chargers To Get Cheaper Or Costlier? Watch FM Nirmala's Announcement

Providing relief to consumers, the Centre will reduce the basic customs duty on mobile phones, mobile chargers to 15%, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced while presenting the 2024 Union Budget on July 23. Remember, smartphone manufacturing is a key plank of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitions to boost the Indian economy and create jobs by attracting companies such as Apple, Foxconn and Samsung.