Union Budget 2026: What Gets Cheaper, What Gets Costlier? Full List Revealed

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026, detailing changes in product prices.
• Cancer drugs, seafood, EV batteries, and sports equipment are expected to become cheaper.
• Imported alcohol, luxury watches, umbrellas, and tobacco products like cigarettes and pan masala will get costlier.
• The budget also addresses misreporting income tax and non-disclosure of movable assets, making them costlier.
• Key focus areas included incentives for MSMEs, gems and jewellery, ready-made garments, leather, and critical mineral exploration.

Why It Matters: Budget 2026 makes essential goods like cancer drugs cheaper, while luxury items and tobacco get costlier.