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The New Tax on Disposables

by Y. Lis

The Treasury Ministry and the Environment Protection Ministry have proposed to double the tax on disposable dishes and cutlery. This will heavily impact large chareidi families, since they are among the heaviest users of disposable products in Israel.

MK Rabbi Yaakov Asher requested a discussion in the Knesset on the issue. He wrote, "The Ministers of Treasury and of Environment Protection are presenting a program to double the tax on all disposable plastic and paper goods which will be passed on the consumer, thus doubling the retail price."

He emphasized that while the ostensible reason for this tax, which will skyrocket the cost of living especially for large families, is to limit the usage of such disposable as is being done in many countries, however, this ministerial decision was not investigated thoroughly nor was the subject of a recycling infrastructure in Israel examined, comparing the water shortage in Israel to the water supply in other countries where water is supplied to the citizens gratis and there is no lack of water for dishwashing, nor has the cost of living been taken into consideration, including other factors.

He criticized the Treasury which regards the proposed tax as another means of enriching the national treasury at the expense of large families.

"The Ministry is well aware," Rabbi Asher writes, "that this plan will not necessarily cause a significant drop of the usage of disposables by Israeli citizens but will rather swell the national coffers by the amount of several billion shekalim."

He added, "Raising the cost of living during these times when Israel finds itself in an economic crisis due to the Corona epidemic, coupled with the crying lack of a serious inquiry regarding the subject and all of its implications, demands discussing the subject within the Knesset agenda."

The proposed tax will be levied according to weight, meaning that the cheaper, lighter products will have lower taxes.

 

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