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


A food security pilot program has been added to Israel’s national budget

With NIS 155 million of annual support, the program aims to feed those in need, while granting struggling families the tools needed to escape food insecurity.

 L to R: Yael Eckstein, president and CEO of International Fellowship of Christians and Jews; Labor Minister Meir Cohen; Rabbi Mendy Blau, Israel Director of Colel Chabad; Avi Ben Zikry, associate director-general of the Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services Ministry.

Government agrees to formulate national AI plan

The plan could be based on the work of an Israeli cyber industry icon.

Artificial intelligence

Is the government’s cost of living plan any good? - analysis

Prime Minister Bennett held a joint press conference to explain his plan to reduce the cost of living in Israel, with experts weighing in on the potential of the plan to address rising prices.

  Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset plenum, February 7, 2022.

Tour guides skeptical of Tourism Ministry’s latest effort to revive industry

The Tourism Ministry has committed to grant a NIS 25 million budget for guided tours for the general public by hiring qualified tour guides.

 Independent business owners and workers from the tourism sector protest, calling for financial support from the Israeli government, outside the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 13, 2021

State budget won't be expedited to prevent coalition collapse

There were those in the governing coalition who sought to expedite the budget's passage in an effort to make it harder to topple the government.

 Budget approval in the Knesset.

Fitch Ratings applauds Israel's budget approval

Israel's financial position has benefited this year from its strong economic rebound, the gradual removal of pandemic restrictions, and particularly strong fiscal revenues from the hi-tech sector.

THE KNESSET building in Jerusalem holds one of the world’s smallest legislatures.

Will Israel's new budget be effective or catastrophic? - opinion

Only time will tell whether Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's government's budget is good or not.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett, during voting on the state budget in the Knesset last week.

Gov't plan for Arab community discriminates against Arabs in mixed cities - Lod mayor

The mayor of Lod petitioned the High Court on Thursday against the government's five-year plan for the Arab community, claiming that it excludes Arabs of mixed communities.

ARAB RESIDENTS and activists protest the death of Musa Hasuna, killed during Jewish-Arab clashes, outside Lod District Court on May 28.

Israeli election avoided as state budget passes into law, after 3.5 years

Some opposition MKs mistakenly voted with the coalition, including opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on a budget clause at 1 a.m.

 Moments after the passing of the 2021 budget, October 4, 2021

Israel finally has a budget, and so does the IDF - analysis

The military can breathe a sigh of relief and get to work on a number of projects that had been delayed for a significant amount of time.

IDF soldiers are seen taking part in military drills in Israel's North to simulate a war with Hezbollah.