Israeli Government Budget
Israel’s 'bloated, unstable' gov't harms public service, wastes millions each year, report finds
State Comptroller Englman recommends limiting ministries, ending duplication, and requiring full staffing and budget groundwork before government powers are reshuffled.
Knesset Finance panel debates transfer of NIS 98 million to haredi schools
Protesters block Knesset entrance following approval of 2026 state budget
Netanyahu, Smotrich to 'set aside' haredi draft law, approve billions in defense funding for war
Israel's budget under threat as Likud dispute with haredi faction unresolved
Housing and Construction Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf may resign on Sunday in order to return to the Knesset and threaten the budget's passage.
The good, the bad and the ugly of Israel’s 2023-2024 budget
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: The government can’t help itself, and is feeding the flames by sparking crisis after crisis, controversy after controversy.
Knesset summer session to begin Sunday, what topics will dominate?
Many of the Knesset's committees will focus during the coming weeks on passing the budget law. But what else will be in the spotlight?
Israel to invest up to NIS 8.5 million in glass sorting plant
By establishing a color sorting facility, the glass can stay in the country, reducing environmental damage from transportation, emissions and energy that needs to be invested in creating glass.
Coalition will not advance judicial overhaul during the month of May – report
The government will first focus on passing the national budget before returning to focus on judicial reform legislation.
Israeli gov't approved an 'Israel-bluff' budget, Liberman says
The head of Yisrael Beytenu strongly criticizes the budget, says Netanyahu is under pressure.
Israel's local authorities strike over 'anti-resident' budget
Some demands requested in a statement include the building of more classrooms, funding for student transportation, and five-year plans to develop Arab, Druze and Circassian local authorities.
Haredi faction demands funding for its private schools in Israel's new state budget
Senior figures in Degel Hatorah even threatened not to support the budget in the Knesset if the issue is not taken care of.
Arye Deri was personally involved in budget negotiations, Health Ministry says
Health Ministry director-general Moshe Bar Siman Tov lauded Deri in a statement released shortly after the budget passed a government vote.
Israel's budget committee approves state budget, cuts it close
After lengthy discussions that ended hours before Shabbat, the government approved the budget for next year.
