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Jan
Israel's new Minister of Economy, bezaleel smotrich, announced the elimination of the supplementary tax on single-use plastic objects, a measure ordered by his predecessor in office that had managed to reduce its use by 50%. The decision, stated R.F.I., seems to have both political and religious motivations. The new minister, from the extreme right and promoter of the free market, launched this decision at the request of his allies from the ultra-Orthodox parties, despite the impact that this generates on the environment. It is that, due to its regime and generally dealing with large families, the religious sectors in that…