<h1>2013-14 Budget: Relief for Garment Industry; Excise Duty Rise on Cigarettes, SUVs; Shipbuilding Exemptions Announced.</h1> The Finance Minister announced the 2013-14 budget, providing relief to the readymade garment industry by restoring zero excise duty for the cotton and spun yarn sectors. Handmade carpets and textile floor coverings of coir or jute will also be excise duty-free. The shipbuilding industry will benefit from an excise duty exemption on ships and vessels. To increase revenue, the excise duty on cigarettes, cigars, and SUVs will rise, with SUVs registered as taxis exempt from the increase. Expensive mobile phones will face a 6% excise duty, while those under Rs. 2000 will remain at 1%. The excise duty on marble and silver has been adjusted, and MRP-based assessment will be used for branded traditional medicaments.