Lieberman: The reason for the high cost of living is that 50% from the Haredim don't work

June Green
February 7, 2022   
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Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman addressed the wave of price increases today (Monday), at the start of his faction's meeting - saying that "the fact that 50% members of the Haredi public do not participate in the labor force is a major reason for the high cost of living.".

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The Yisrael Beiteinu chairman said: "Strangely, everyone is ignoring one factor. In the ultra-Orthodox community, more than 501% of the population does not participate in the labor force, and this is one of the main reasons for the high cost of living. The employment rate among Jewish men in the State of Israel aged 25-67 is 851%. For ultra-Orthodox men, it is less than 501%.

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""If the employment rate among Haredi men were similar to the rest of the population, it would generate another 20 billion shekels and a lot of things could be done with that money." .

United Torah Judaism Chairman MK Moshe Gafni responded: "Lieberman's serious words at the faction meeting about the cost of living are not even worthy of a response. His words should be sent in a wheelbarrow to the landfill.".

MK Uri Maklev: 'In an attempt to save himself from the colossal failure in dealing with the cost of living, Lieberman incites and shifts the blame towards the Haredi public in a despicable, arrogant and vile manner - 'Hit the Haredi and save Moscow.'.

""Lieberman, who until a week ago claimed that there was no cost of living, has suddenly revealed the 'culprits' for the cost of living and the 'reason' for it!"'

He added: "A party that emptied the public coffers with corruption and theft as a criminal organization for their own personal gain needs to raise taxes, so that they have somewhere to steal from again.".

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