Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said Wednesday that it is unlikely a Likud-led government will impose more tax hikes next year, although he refused to reveal anything about the party’s budget program.
Speaking on Army Radio’s morning program, Steinitz said: “It is impossible to say anything with certainty, but as it appears now we have already imposed enough taxes and will not need to add more [in 2013], definitely nothing substantial.”
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