Israeli Government Budget
Knesset Finance Committee considers NIS 393 million transfer to Prime Minister's Office
MK Vladimir Beliak of the Together party, the opposition’s coordinator on the committee, spoke with Anat Davidov on 103FM’s Where's the Money program and addressed the budget additions being sought.
Next Israeli gov't main issue will be controlling defense budget, Bank Hapoalim CEO told conference
Gov’t allocates over NIS 1 billion to prosecute October 7 terrorists in military tribunals
Israel’s 'bloated, unstable' gov't harms public service, wastes millions each year, report finds
'Dermer promised the Saudis a Palestinian state': Liberman hits back at government
Liberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, criticized the government's budget plan and raised concerns that cabinet member Dermer made commitments to the Saudis about a Palestinian state.
Israel's Knesset passes national budget as Netanyahu reaches last-minute deal
In an unexpected development, Agriculture Minister Dichter threatened to not support the budget over cuts to agricultural research, leading to an announced delay.
Israel's Knesset begins marathon debate on new 2024 budget
Although the 2024 budget is highly likely to be passed into law by Wednesday, many controversial factors remain on the agenda, namely funding for the haredi education system.
Transportation Min. to pay hundreds of thousands to provide buses to ultra-Orthodox wedding
The report clarified that it is a large event, and the request would include dozens of busses, which is estimated to cost the state hundreds of thousands of shekels.
Unity government must include friends and rivals - editorial
According to the official Knesset website, a national unity government is one based on a broad coalition, the members of which also include representatives of rival parliamentary groups.
Israeli cabinet approves controversial wartime budget for 2024
According to a statement by the Finance Ministry, the updated budget for 2024 is approximately NIS 582 billion, which reflects a rise of approximately NIS 70 billion in government spending.
'Israel needs NIS 171 billion to match Western standards'
A lack of effective government highlights the necessity for substantial reform in Israel's civil infrastructure, increasing investment in several areas.
Movement for Quality of Gov't urges AG to ban coalition funds
Following the passing of the amended 2023 budget last week, the Movement for Quality of Government (MQG) urged in a letter to Baharav-Miara to freeze coalition funds.
Revised 2023 State Budget approved, to be reviewed in coming days
An additional 28.9 billion shekels has been allocated for 2023 to cover rising war-related expenses
Likud holds first faction meeting in months ahead of budget vote
The amended budget faces heavy criticism from the opposition for its continued use of coalition funds which Finance Minister and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said wouldn't be used during the war
