The government is shaming the food companies, and raises the electricity, fuel and property tax by itself - voila! Of money. Minister Barkat is treading on a slippery slope: a brazen call by a senior minister in Israel to boycott a product will in the future lead to a boycott of Ben & Jerry's or products originating from beyond the green line.
The Ministry of Economy forgot to update on time the drop in wheat prices, matzahs were baked at expensive prices and so will their price this year. Here it is convenient to blame Hezbollah, but let's not absolve the government of responsibility.