Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2019, which aims at nation's economic growth, in the Parliament today. India will become a three trillion dollar economy this year itself. She proposed to increase Special Additional Excise duty and Road and Infrastructure cess by one rupee a litre on petrol and diesel. Custom duty on gold and other precious metals will be raised by 2.5 percent as well. Meanwhile she has not proposed any changes in the income tax slabs. #MalayalamNews #MalayalamLatestNews #KeralaNews Connect with Mathrubhumi News: Visit Mathrubhumi News's Website: http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/ Find Mathrubhumi News on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/mbnewsin/ ----------------------------------------------------- Mathrubhumi News (മലയാളം: മാതൃഭൂമി ന്യൂസ്) is a 24-hour Malayalam television news channel and is one of Kerala's most viewed TV channels. Owing to its varied presentation style and reliable content, Mathrubhumi News has become the fastest growing news channel in Kerala. More than just a news channel, Mathrubhumi News features a host of programmes that relate to various aspects of life in Kerala. Some of the frontline shows of the channel include: Super Prime Time, the No.1 prime time show in Kerala, the woman-centric news programme She News and Nalla Vartha a news program that focuses on positive news. Mathrubhumi News is an initiative by The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. Mathrubhumi News. All rights reserved ©.