Price

Finance Ministry aims to cut record high gas prices by 50 agorot, needs attorney-general's approval

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich intends to introduce the additional reduction, which, if approved and completed, is expected to bring the price of a liter of gasoline down to about NIS 7.77.

|ByLIAT RON
A worker fills benzene, at a gas station in Jerusalem before petrol prices rise at midnight on 31 January 2011.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a ceremony marking the establishment of the new Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Arugot in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, September 2, 2026.

Smotrich to again increase state fuel subsidies to counter rise in gas prices

A similar move by Smotrich earlier in September, approved by the prime minister's legal advisor, was seen as unwise by the Treasury's professional echelon, according to N12.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustration of a gas station in Jerusalem. August 30, 2026.

Gas prices in Israel to reach all-time high at NIS 8.27 per liter amid worldwide price hikes

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said later Tuesday that he instructed officials to "prepare for an additional subsidy on gasoline to stem the price spike," according to N12 News.

|ByWALLA! FINANCE
Protesters burn tyres and block the road in protest against rising fuel prices on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria, September 13, 2026.

Syria rocked by largest protests since fall of Assad regime after fuel prices surge

The United Nations Development Program estimates that 90% of Syrians live below the poverty line, compared with about a third before the Syrian civil war began in 2011.

|ByREUTERS

Rare announcement: Popular pasta brand cuts prices

After a year of price hikes, consumers can finally enjoy some good news: Barilla pasta prices are dropping.

DECEMBER 4, 2024ByDANIEL COHEN
Pasta Barilla

They're deceiving us: A popular kitchen staple now costs twice as much

Yachin, Israel's leading canned goods company, announced a price hike of up to 10% starting in January. How can we cut costs when even canned corn now makes us think twice?

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Canned goods, illustration

No need to light a candle for me: How the Sufganyot prices skyrocketed

Price hikes have hit the holiday Sufganyot, with higher prices at some chains. Discover the best deals, explore alternatives, and compare costs for making them at home this holiday.

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByDR. HEZI GUR MIZRAHI
A consumer product that challenges the family budget. sufganiyot tray.

How Shufersal is confusing you: The mystery behind the price hike

Supersal is discontinuing its private label, raising prices, and says "XPO products are not copies."

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByLIAT RON
Supersal