Budget
Our money, their shares: A way to return funds to the public - opinion
Is the government’s role solely to stimulate growth and employment, or also to ensure that the public becomes a full partner in the profits of hi-tech success?
The state of the Israeli economy - opinion
Your Investments: Don’t let summer heat burn your finances
The price of conflict: Israel's economy has barely survived over a year of war, experts say
Israel's forests burn while gov't continues to underfund Fire and Rescue Authority
Our forests are burning, yet the government is stoking the conflagration by cutting budgets.
Teachers' Union strike negotiations ends after agreement reached
This follows earlier reports of the Teachers' Union rejecting the compromise proposal to shorten the planned strike from three hours to just one hour.
Trump’s 2026 budget request includes plans for an Israeli-inspired ‘Golden Dome for America’
It’s part of Trump’s proposal for a massive $113 billion increase in Department of Defense spending, a jump of 13%, amid widespread cuts elsewhere.
‘You are being incited with lies’: Smotrich denies Finance Ministry responsible for teacher pay cuts
Smotrich claimed there were necessary budget cuts across multiple sectors as a result of the war's growing cost.
Almost half of Israelis do not think you can remove Hamas and release hostages - poll
Israel Democracy Institute found that 68% of respondents would prioritize returning the hostages, compared to 25% who would prioritize toppling Hamas.
Where priorities lie: Israel's largest-ever budget clogged by political patronage
The Jerusalem Dispatch Podcast with Elliot Jager and Calev Ben-David.
Knesset passes law defining rehabilitation responsibility in Israel's south, releases budgets
With the passing of the law, NIS five billion from the directorate's NIS 19 billion budget will be released for economic, social and infastructure development.
Israel's economic resilience comes despite gov't policy, expert tells TML
Despite government claims of resilience, economists warn the new budget depends inequality, neglects infrastructure, and bets on short-term political survival over long-term economic stability.
Smotrich passed the state budget, and all it cost was his party - poll
The Religious Zionist Party, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, fell below the electoral threshold with just 2.6% support.
Bank of Israel chief critical of 2025 wartime budget
Bank of Israel governor criticized the country's 2025 budget, cautioning that it would not bring down debt levels enough to offset a spike in spending caused by the war.
Israel's 2025 budget boosts public diplomacy, transportation with major investments
The 2025 Israeli budget allocates 545 million NIS for public diplomacy, with additional funds for defense and public transportation, aiming to support reservists and reduce social disparities.
