Finance Minister's Anti-Monopoly Pledge Under Scrutiny Amid Rising Cost of Living
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Finance Minister Smotrich vowed to fight monopolies and lower Israel's cost of living.
- Inflation has risen 11% since the current government was sworn in.
- Smotrich's flagship dairy reform was reportedly blocked by Knesset and Agriculture Ministry.
- The article questions the government's actions on the cost of living.
- Lowering prices is framed as a patriotic and values-based act.
He asserted that prices in Israel could be lower. In the lead-up to elections, the effectiveness of the government and the Finance Minister's actions to address the rising cost of living are being examined. Since the current government was sworn in, the consumer price index has increased by eleven percent, meaning that for every 1,000 shekels spent at the end of 2022, consumers now pay 1,110 shekels.
While Smotrich is not solely responsible for this increase, his flagship reform in the dairy sector, intended to lower prices, was reportedly thwarted by the Knesset's Economy Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture. The article concludes by agreeing that reducing the cost of living is indeed a patriotic act and that lower prices are achievable in Israel.
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