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After two years, Rabin government earns a C-plus
for its economic reform.
NEIL COHEN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
I
wo years have
passed since the
Rabin govern-
ment was elect-
ed. In its election
campaign, it stressed
its commitment to eco-
nomic reform.
Overall, the govern-
ment rates a C-plus.
The grade is B-minus
for effort and D for de-
termination. Here's
why:
The good news:
— Unemployment is
coming down, though
largely despite the gov-
ernment rather than
thanks to it. Strong
economic growth and
the virtual halt in im-
migration have
mopped up a signifi-
cant number of unem-
ployed. Leaving aside
the rights and wrongs
of bringing in foreign
workers, labor gener-
ally remains too inflex-
ible. The Labor
Ministry is stuck in the
socialist 1960s and la- Yitzhak Rabin
bor laws remain over-
for companies to do business but
ly protective.
— Foreign currency liberal- unnecessary obstacles still exist.
— Taxes have been cut and
ization continues, albeit at a
simplified.
But they still need to
painfully slow pace. It is easier