As part of the steps required to curb the cost of living in Israel, the State Comptroller recommended expanding the VAT exemption for internet shopping from abroad.
Inflation is another factor pushing up rents, with a clear pattern of substantial rent increases emerging.
Finance minister: “The daycare centers will not be more expensive for parents by one shekel, we will absorb the costs."
Shouting matches broke out almost immediately as opposition MKs charged the committee for not caring about the cost of living crisis faced by millions of Israelis.
Bezalel Smotrich: "I am telling you that the person who is to blame for preventing dialogue on the reform is one person, opposition leader Yair Lapid."
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