Did Israel's 'basket' initiative lower grocery bills?

Researchers from the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University examined the Ministry of Economy's flagship "Israel's Basket" initiative and found that although it substantially reduced the prices of the 100 products included in the program, these reductions were accompanied by price increases across many other product categories.

According to the researchers, the overall impact on consumers' grocery bills may therefore have been considerably smaller than expected. ...