Gas and electricity price increases. The head of the commercial sector recently reacted to the fuel price increase along with the expected increase in electricity prices and warned: “This price increase may be another wave of price increases. Which can accelerate inflation”. Gas and electricity prices will change this week. According to the decision of the Ministry of Energy, the maximum price of each liter of 95 octane unleaded gasoline for the consumer (including VAT) will not exceed 6.85 shekels per liter, which will be an increase of 39 cents compared to the previous update.
The price of renting an apartment.
the price of an apartment increased at an unimaginable speed last year; Transactions show a 20% increase. But not only the price of owned apartments, but also the price of rent is still increasing, and it is estimated that this trend will continue in the real estate sector. In 2022, rents have increased at a rate of 4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Discrimination in providing housing for the disabled.
It was also determined in a survey that today three main groups in Israel suffer from discrimination compared to others. : People with mental-developmental disabilities (66% of the respondents believed that they were discriminated against), people with physical disabilities (64%) and Ethiopians (61%). People with disabilities and autism in Israel last year, who were looking for suitable housing, had a difficult experience. In this regard, the rental price for people with disabilities was announced to be 30% to 20% higher than healthy people.
