Israeli Government Budget

Outcome of state budget vote uncertain amid coalition crisis over haredi draft

By law, if the state budget is not approved in all three readings by the end of March, when the fiscal year closes, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and elections will be called.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet seen at the Knesset plenum, June 11, 2025
A PLENUM session at the Knesset.

2026 budget reading puts government at risk, after months of ideological sparring - analysis

MK VLADIMIR Beliak attends a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on December 31, 2025.

State budget offers 'no good news,' will likely pass Knesset vote, says MK Beliak - interview

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet seen at the Knesset plenum, June 11, 2025

Israel's 2026 state budget to be brought for gov't approval on Dec. 4 amid tensions


Government approves mammoth projects to upgrade access to Western Wall

Currently the only pedestrian access down to the Western Wall from the Jewish Quarter and back up to it is via a long set of stairs.

A view of the Western Wall, the Temple Mount and Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

High Court freezes makeover for IBC

The court issued the temporary injunction after accepting a petition lodged by Zionist Union MK Eitan Cabel and others who were protesting the eighth amendment to the Public Broadcasting Law.

IBC STAFF are shown yesterday at their temporary studio in Modi’in preparing for today’s scheduled launch

When the government bribes its own MKs

In other words, the government paid its own MKs over a quarter of a billion shekels to vote for its budget.

SHOW US the money. Lawmakers attend a preliminary vote on a bill at the Knesset

One out of five households uses social services

The findings indicated that there are significant gaps between the periphery and the center of the country with regards to the number of people registered with welfare departments.

Boxes of food for the poor

Knesset kicks off final budget debates

MKs will be called upon to approve two last minute flat budget cuts amounting to NIS 3.3 billion proposed by Finance Ministry officials.

Moshe Gafni

Netanyahu wants to Trump president-elect in appointments

"We also need to be able to govern," prime minister tells cabinet.

Benjamin Netanyahu

2017-2018 state budget passes first Knesset vote

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu praises the new budget before the cabinet debate yesterday.

As budget debates near, MKs call for special focus on defense

The Knesset is set to begin discussions on the 2017-2018 budget.

Yuli Edelstein and Moshe Kahlon

Budget 2016-2017, gare aux réformes

Netanyahou et Kahlon parviendront-ils à financer leur politique populiste ?

Netanyahou et Moshé Kahlon, ministre des Finances

Moody’s warns Israel’s new budget could downgrade credit rating

The budget proposal, it noted, nearly doubles the rate of tax spending while slashing taxes, meaning the chances for fiscal consolidation are less likely.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu praises the new budget before the cabinet debate yesterday.