Absorption Ministry's budget cut cancelled

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The government on Sunday evening approved Israel's budget for 2008 without any budget cuts to the Immigrant Absorption Ministry. The budget cut was revoked remained mainly due to Immigrant Absorption Minister Ya'acov Edri's threat to vote against the budget if the cut was not cancelled. Edri and his Ministry's CEO held fierce negotiation with the Finance Ministry's representatives in order to prevent the cut.