Tomato salad for the holidays! Customs taxes lifted temporarily on imports

Tomato customs taxes are usually 91 agurot per kilogram during the time when this will be in effect. The removal of customs might allow for a wider selection and lower prices on tomatoes.

A vendor arranges tomatoes on his stand at the Mahne Yehuda market in Jerusalem. Rising food and fuel prices in Israel have brought public pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to announce tax relief measures and the country's biggest trade union is considering a national strike (February 9,

(photo credit: BAZ RATNER/REUTERS)

ByOREN OPPENHEIM

AUGUST 20, 2018 17:56