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Economic Party Chief Pledges Three-Month Living-Cost Cuts

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC · How we work

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Economic Party chairman Yaron Zelekha pledged to cut living costs within three months.
His five-step plan would abolish tariffs, end import quotas, and block monopolistic importers.
Zelekha said he would place the Competition Authority under the Finance Ministry.
He warned he would topple any government obstructing his reforms, regardless of prime minister.
He demanded Finance Ministry and Competition Authority control in coalition talks, excluding Arab parties and ending draft-evasion benefits.

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Economic Party chairman Yaron Zelekha pledged to cut living costs within three months.
His five-step plan would abolish tariffs, end import quotas, and block monopolistic importers.
Zelekha said he would place the Competition Authority under the Finance Ministry.
He warned he would topple any government obstructing his reforms, regardless of prime minister.
He demanded Finance Ministry and Competition Authority control in coalition talks, excluding Arab parties and ending draft-evasion benefits.