Nation Agenda: Achche Din Ya Mehange Din?

In a double blow, eating out, phone bills, internet, movies, healthcare and banking transactions will cost more from today after a new tax came into force even as a steep hike in price of petrol, diesel, ATF and non-subsidised LPG was also effected today. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had in his Budget for 2016-17 proposed a 0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess on all taxable services, which came into effect from Wednesday.