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A new study by the State Comptroller casts doubt on the assertion that Israel is one of the most expensive countries in the world. Among other things, the researchers found that the international price index pointed to Israel's disadvantage in the field of food prices, even though the OECD recorded an increase 3 times higher.

Not a secret cartel and not a conspiracy: a system of regulation, entry barriers, centralization, and interest groups maintains the high cost of living in Israel. From supermarkets and banks to cars and housing — this is how the "economic deep state" operates.

Economic Committee Chairman MK David Bitan claimed that in developed countries, VAT on food does not exceed 8%. The reality is much less clear-cut. Globes' Whistleblower.