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According to Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation, Israel's new finance minister said he planned to cancel the state tax on disposable plastic plates and tableware. This was the first decision announced by Bizarre Smootrich after he was sworn in on December 29. He is a member of the coalition government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. On Thursday, Netanyahu became Prime Minister again after the Israeli parliament passed a confidence vote.

According to Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation, Smootrich hopes to abolish the plastic tax, especially in response to the opposition of ultra orthodox Jewish parties, which are quite representative in the ruling coalition. According to the Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report, the plastic utensils used by ultra orthodox families are three times that of other people, because they usually have "a large family population, low income, and many people do not have dishwashers".

In November 2021, Israel began to levy taxes on disposable plastic containers, cups, plates, bowls and straws at a rate of 11 ILS (US $3.12) per kilogram. Manufacturers pay taxes to the state, in turn, pass on higher costs to the goods, so that consumers will eventually bear the costs. According to Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation, this tax has almost doubled the price of many goods.

Netanyahu's Likud group has formed alliances with several far right and orthodox religious factions to regain power in Israel. It is known as the most right-wing government in the history of the country, and Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.