Economy Minister Nir Barkat spoke with the head of the Competition Authority, Michal Cohen, and instructed her to check if there is any reason to open an investigation against the major food companies due to the price increases published one after the other in what appears to be a coordinated move, which is against the law.
At the same time, Economy Minister Barkat instructed the director general of his office to present to him as soon as possible a government bill to break up the monopolies and cartels in the food market in Israel.