Israel: Lowering the Cost of Living

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In an additional move aimed at lowering the cost of living, the Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Uri Ariel, disclosed at a press conference on July 12, 2015 a series of reforms that are expected to lower consumer food prices, including a gradual reduction of egg prices of approximately 15 percent, the opening of the fish market to competition, elimination of the production quota of sheep milk, ease of regulations on foreign workers, and a draft law to control the retail margin/marketing gap.

Israel: Lowering the Cost of Living

Israel, Near East
Fish and Seafood

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