Updated On: 09 December, 2016 07:42 AM IST | | Agencies
<p>Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announces measures to promote digital transactions, says buying petrol, insurance will be cheaper; waves service tax</p>


Arun Jaitley at a press conference at New Delhi yesterday. Pic/PTI
New Delhi: In bid to promote a cashless economy, the government yesterday announced discounts on an array of services from buying petrol to insurance, and railway tickets through the digital mode and waived service tax on card transactions of up to Rs 2,000.