Faced with risk of butter shortage, Israel extends tariff exemption for imports

Decision by Finance Ministry aims to prevent a repeat of the 2019 butter shortage, but Israel's Dairy Council argues 'the government has proven that it works in the interests of importers and not of consumers' https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-faced-with-risk-of-butter-shortage-israel-extends-tariff-exemption-for-imports-1.9316683 #israel_economy #israel_agriculture #israel_food