Budget
Knesset votes to split Arrangements Bill amid haredi parties' threats over state budget
The two parties threatened to vote against the coalition amid disagreements over the controversial haredi draft bill being advanced in the Knesset.
US President Trump signs budget with $4 billion for Israel, ban on UNRWA funding
Israel's budget deadline: What happens if Knesset cannot agree in time? - explainer
Knesset advances 2026 state budget in first reading amid coalition crisis over haredi draft
Uncertainty on when US aid will reach Israel may lead to further 2024 budget adjustments
Because the ministry does not currently know how much American aid will arrive and when, they decided not to account for this in the current expansion of the 2024 budget.
Economist warns: Israel's war costs could reach 10% of GDP, raising urgent challenges
"It is not unlike a second war of independence. And unlike the Yom Kippur War of 1973, which lasted three weeks, its end is not in sight.”
NIS 727 billion budget expansion passes in Knesset as Israel-Hamas War continues
The Knesset approved a second 2024 budget, driven by the Israel-Hamas war, with 57 votes for and 51 against.
Goldknopf – UTJ will not support 2025 budget without haredi IDF draft bill
The legal blanket haredi exemption from IDF service ended in July 2023 after being ruled unequal and therefore unconstitutional.
Knesset approves first reading of 2024 budget expansion bill
According to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the change will not increase the state's budget deficit at year's end, since it will be offset by higher-than-expected national income from taxes.
MK Mickey Levy slams Smotrich and Englman over budget delay and war report
MK Mickey Levy condemns Finance Minister Smotrich for missing the budget deadline and State Comptroller Englman for delaying the war report, urging immediate action and accountability.
2025 budget to include freeze of annual social security benefit increase, Smotrich says
Smotrich presented what he deemed the "central principles and budget framework," and did not lay out expected budgets in specific ministries.
Smotrich calls on budget dep. head to resign, accuses him of failing to comply with his policies
Smotrich's response to Gardos reflects the existing tension between the finance minister and one of the most important economic figures in the country.
Netanyahu and Smotrich discuss 2025 budget amid critique of delays
The two discussed the budget's framework and different alternatives for its structure, with the goal of supporting the war efforts
Finance Ministry reports savings on national budget if the haredi community enlists
Head of Budget Department at Finance Ministry, Yogev Gardos, advocated for broad conscription in Israel, proposing benefits and savings, prompting debate and committee action.
