Following the intervention of treasury officials, the planned 6.3% price hike on many dairy items was knocked down to a 3.5% hike, rejecting the recommended hike which officials feared would result in a national outcry.
Finance Minister Dr. Yuval Steinitz said “In light of the fact that we are dealing with a sharp price increase in a basic item, I deemed it necessary to recommend a proportional increase while additional inspections of the issue are completed.”
Some of the price hikes as follows:
1. 1 liter bag of milk from 5.04 to 5.21
2. 100 grams of butter from 3.73 to 3.86
3. 1 liter carton of 3% milk from 6.27 to 6.44
4. 1kg of Emek hard cheese from 44.52 to 46.10
5. A container of 4.5% Eshel from 1.59 to 1.64
6. 15% sour cream from 2.37 to 2.45
7. 3% Gil from 1.45 to 1.50 k
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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The cost of milchigs in EY is outrageous–especially when considering the LOW salary structure here.
In many schools, it is ossur to bring yogurt to school because it might create jealousy from other kids.