Israeli Government Budget

High Court freezes Finance Committee budget transfers over procedural flaws

Justice Alex Stein’s order blocks the implementation of all transfers approved during Tuesday’s session, except for funding designated for civilian emergency expenses.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN, KESHET NEEV
The nine-member panel at the High Court of Justice looks on as the hearing opens in Jerusalem.
MK Vladimir Beliak reacts during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting and votes on parts of the judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 19, 2023.

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.

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Bank Hapoalim CEO Yadin Antebi at EY's annual real estate conference

Next Israeli gov't main issue will be controlling defense budget, Bank Hapoalim CEO told conference

Yadin Antebi told EY’s annual real estate conference that Israel’s defense budget would heavily shape the public’s standard of living in the coming years.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Terrorists from Hamas's Nukhba Force being held at Ofer Prison near Jerusalem, August 28, 2024.

Gov’t allocates over NIS 1 billion to prosecute October 7 terrorists in military tribunals

Lawmakers who sponsored the bill likened it to the Eichmann trials in 1961, which broadcast live and recorded testimonies of Holocaust survivors throughout the world before the execution.

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Netanyahu, Smotrich blame each other for price hikes

"It is inconceivable that the concern for the PA and terror funds that it pays to families of terrorists will be more important than the citizens of Israel," Smotrich wrote.

MAY 8, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as lawmakers gather at the Knesset plenum to vote on a bill that would limit some Supreme Court power, in Jerusalem July 24, 2023.

'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.

MARCH 14, 2024ByANNA BARSKY
MK Avigdor Liberman speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 6, 2024.

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.

MARCH 13, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset plenum on March 13, 2024

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.

MARCH 12, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Head of the Finance committee MK Moshe Gafni speaks during a discussion on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 12, 2024.

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.

MARCH 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish family takes part in the Tashlikh ritual, to symbolically cast away sins, ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Ashdod, Israel, October 3, 2022.

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.

JANUARY 17, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
CABINET MINISTERS in the ‘government of change’ take their seats in the Knesset plenum upon their inauguration, June 2021. ‘This year – in light of the rickety political reality we are living in – I would add wishes for political stability,’ says the writer.

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.

JANUARY 15, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the cabinet meeting. January 15, 2024.

'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.

DECEMBER 23, 2023ByLIAT RON/WALLA
A street vendor sells bagels amid a crowd of protesters demonstrating against judicial reform in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2023.

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.

DECEMBER 18, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
DR. ELIAD SHRAGA, founder and chairman of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, speaks at a press conference against the proposed changes to the legal system, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem.

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

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY, LIAT RON/WALLA
FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich and Economy Minister Nir Barkat attend a meeting in September.