The Education Ministry, the Finance Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office will allocate an extra budget of NIS 75 million to Religious-Zionist educational facilities, according to a decision made late Tuesday night by Finance Minister Yuval Steiniz, Cabinet Secretary Zvi Hauser and PMO director-general Eyal Gabai.
Earlier this week, heads of Religious-Zionist educational facilities had warned that they would strike if they did not receive the requested funds.
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