Budget 2021: Phones May Get Costlier as Exemptions Revoked, Analysts Say It's a 'Short-Term' Issue

In the Budget 2021 speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced mobile phone parts like the Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), Camera Module, and Connectors will see a withdrawal of exemption from custom duty and a moderate 2.5 percent tax will be levied, instead of the ‘nil’ rate offered earlier. Similarly, parts and sub-parts for manufacturing the b...

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