The snack monopoly?
Do not make fun of the minister who folds in front of a barn
The Minister of Economy, who speaks well of reducing tariffs on imports, is unwilling to point a finger at protecting us from a monopoly that raises prices.
The time has come for those who were uniformed champions to enlist in the struggle for the citizens.
Instead, the minister, who hurried to throw Ben & Jerry's ice cream in the bin, says she is against boycotts.
Liat Ron
02/01/2022
Sunday, 02 January 2022, 13:57 Updated: 14:16
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A few weeks ago, when the Shufersal chain was "caught" operating a "secret" (allegedly) cheap store for the ultra-Orthodox, it got angry at angry consumers and ignited the issue of price coordination between the chains. Then the Competition Authority, which operates under the Ministry of Economy, came into the picture with all its might and marched on a number of senior officials for investigation, in what in retrospect seemed more like an attempt to solicit "likes" than to protect us from rising prices.
Osem, on the other hand, which announced a horizontal increase in the prices of hundreds of its products and snatches fire from all directions, continues to laugh all the way to the checkout and puts a stripe on all of us, perhaps because it knows nothing will happen to it, at least not from the State of Israel.
It was enough to watch the Minister of Economy, Orna Barbibai, being interviewed on "Meet the Press" on Keshet 12 yesterday, to understand why Bassem beeps at the Israeli public, knowing that no regulatory sword will be fired at them:
"Osem has not been an Israeli company for a long time," the minister reminded what we all know, that Osem is a Swiss company wholly owned by Nestle, and has no sentiments for the blue and white flag. "It has 600 employees in Sderot and 700 in Kiryat Gat. Nestle can move its factories "To another place, and yet I call on her not to raise prices."
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pasta.
Osem has been a monopoly in the field since 1998. Why not be declared as such in the field of snacks as well? (Photo: ShutterStock)
Champion in the res, Sarah in the shekel
Awesome served Israel's economy afraid the barn where Osem sloshing who was IDF generals.
When Reena reminded her successful prime Economic Committee called for a boycott of the company's products, Barbibay, was the first to throw a box of Ben & Jerry's trash and call to boycott it (without Who had an idea that she was Israeli at all) replied, "I think boycotts are not the right thing to do. We want a strong industry. Consumers need to buy wisely and decide what they consume, but I will not impose on them the responsibility. "
This is the moment when leaders of a barn, presumably - looking at the screen, roared with laughter and blew a Bamba festive two glasses of champagne: it was coated serves the economy stand on its hind legs And make it clear to Osem, which was declared a monopoly in the field of pasta as early as 1998 (and is considered one to this day), that it will also examine its declaration as a monopoly in the field of snacks, coffee and processed meat substitutes.It chooses to discuss and find out who should be held accountable - the state or the consumers.
Orna Barbibai. The Ministry of Economy under its leadership has gained quite a few powers under the new government. It is a pity that the minister prefers to defend the monopoly instead of the citizen (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)
The Minister can immediately draw the attention of the new CEO she appointed last weekend to the competition authority, to the market shares that Osem holds in these areas, and offer to summon them for a nice session in the authority offices to go over the numbers together. - 7% more on the basket it sells, will be significantly reduced.And
what about the import reform, which is supposed to open barriers to parallel imports to the country and create painful competition for monopolistic companies like Osem? Barbibai announced that it has launched Of course) the
state.Again loosening and dragging its feet: the arrangements law passed more than a month ago, prices skyrocket and the public waits for inspectors.Instead of applying the reform immediately, and then mobilizing a supervisory force, so as not to let companies like Osem go wild, the economy minister seeks Red with the keys.
Orna Barbibai in uniform.
The head of the IDF and a champion in the Res., Forgot how to fight for the public (Photo: Mahmanoni Roni Aviv)
We feel the rise in prices in our pockets - and immediately
Two relatively small doses of drugs can fight most livelihoods - and both are on the shelf of the Ministry of Economy: declaring a barn a monopoly in other areas and opening up the economy to imports - and immediately.
The problem is that Sarah, who can provide them, probably has a different priority. Probably much more urgent to furnish the bureau at NIS 30,000, instead of keeping the pockets of consumers.
So to the attention of the Minister and the General in the Res. All the powers within the reorganization of the "change government", stop trying and be okay with the "big ones" and start fighting for the small citizen.
Otherwise, Madam Minister, the public that still thinks - and not just in slogans - may still vote with their feet and make sure that your public career will be much shorter compared to the impressive military career.
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