Elections 2026
Issues

Election issues

Economy and cost of living

What the parties say about this issue

A documented position was found for 8 of the 19 parties we checked

Based only on platforms and official sources

How do we determine a position?

We check the party's current official platform first, and where none exists, its official website or public policy documents, ranked by reliability: a current platform outranks an official website, which outranks a policy document, which outranks an official statement or high-quality reporting. We never guess or infer a position that isn't explicitly written in one of these sources — when nothing clear was found, we say so directly instead of estimating.

What do the parties say?

Positions gathered from each party's official platform and other public sources. A missing position is stated explicitly — never hidden or guessed.

Yashar

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Official website

A national economic strategy built on the principle "those who serve and work get priority": tax reform rewarding contribution, a fight against the cost of living and the black-market economy, and major investment in rebuilding the north and south.

Full platformOfficial source: "Yashar!" party website ("plans") · 18.08.2026

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Together

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Cutting the shopping-basket price by 30% within three years by breaking up food cartels, alongside running government by tech-industry standards and closing seven redundant ministries.

Full platformOfficial source: Bennett's plan to fix Israel ("Together" party website) · 19.08.2026

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The Democrats

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Shifting budget priorities from sectoral allocations to employment and social services, alongside fighting the market concentration driving up costs.

Full platformOfficial source: The Democrats' 2026 platform (PDF) · 17.08.2026

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Yisrael Beiteinu

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Lowering the cost of living by opening the market to competition and imports, breaking up monopolies, and national investment in tech.

Full platformOfficial source: Yisrael Beiteinu's platform for the next government (party website) · 19.08.2026

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Blue and White

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A comprehensive economic plan combining a free market with social justice — opening the market to competition and imports, expanding Arab and Haredi employment integration, and a long-term planning authority ("the Century Authority").

Full platformOfficial source: "Kachol Lavan Principles" (booklet, party website) · 05.09.2026

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The Economic Party

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A broad tax reform (cutting VAT and income/corporate tax), breaking up monopolies and opening imports and banking to competition, and immediate state-budget streamlining — funded by ending tax breaks for large corporations.

Full platformOfficial source: The Economic Party's platform (party website) · 05.09.2026

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The Haredi Public

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Effectively integrating the Haredi public into the labor market — dedicated professional training, adapted high-tech tracks, and incentives for employers and the public sector.

Full platformOfficial source: "The Haredi Public"'s platform (party website) · 05.09.2026

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Israel First

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Government efficiency through a drastic cut in the number of ministries, alongside a significant cut to the corporate tax rate to draw capital and talent back to Israel.

Full platformOfficial source: "Israel First"'s national work plan (party website) · 05.09.2026

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Likud

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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Otzma Yehudit

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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United Torah Judaism

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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The Joint List (Hadash-Ta'al-Balad)

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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Shas

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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Amcha Yisrael

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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Ra'am

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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Religious Zionism

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No clear position foundNo dedicated, detailed party platform document on the economy was found ahead of the 2026 election.

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Noam

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No clear position foundNo dedicated, detailed party platform document on the economy was found ahead of the 2026 election.

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Zahav–Shachar: Social Power

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Not yet reviewedWe haven't checked this party's official sources yet.

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Beit Yisrael

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Not yet reviewedThis topic hasn't been checked against the party's official source yet.

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