Food imports to Israel were reduced in 2023, so why did the prices rise? - Walla! Of money. The Ministry of Economy did not have an orderly monitoring of the activities of the manufacturers and did not ask for cost and profitability reports.
The non-existent supervision resulted in a poor rate of fines imposed for offenses. Only 27% of the violations resulted in punitive measures. The median and most common ransom in the sample is NIS 3,900, a minor fine in the Criminal Procedure Law.