JERUSALEM—Israeli Minister of Finance Yuval Steinitz Aug. 3 signed a directive reducing customs duties on hard cheeses and powdered milk imported into Israel.
The move to encourage dairy imports is the first concrete step in a controversial plan to lower dairy prices, after a cottage cheese boycott in June sparked a broader wave of social unrest still sweeping Israel. “Exposing dairy to imports will stimulate competition and lower consumer prices,” Steinitz said in a statement.
Locally produced cheese accounts for about 20 percent of the Israeli dairy market, and almost no hard cheese is currently imported, the ministry said.
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