Israeli Government Budget

State budget offers 'no good news,' will likely pass Knesset vote, says MK Beliak - interview

If the state budget is not approved in all three readings by the end of March, when the fiscal year closes, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and elections will be called.

MK VLADIMIR Beliak attends a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on December 31, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet seen at the Knesset plenum, June 11, 2025

Israel's 2026 state budget to be brought for gov't approval on Dec. 4 amid tensions

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses the Knesset plenum at the opening of the winter session on October 20, 2025.

Ohana: Knesset budget to be cut by NIS 125m. following two years of intense war with Hamas

 THE ISRAEL Tax Authority is apparently interpreting ‘mail’ to include email and downloads from the Internet.

Israel's 2026 budget needs balance between defense, civilian spending, finance min says


Israel's local authorities strike over 'anti-resident' budget

Some demands requested in a statement include the building of more classrooms, funding for student transportation, and five-year plans to develop Arab, Druze and Circassian local authorities.

Students going to school

Haredi faction demands funding for its private schools in Israel's new state budget

Senior figures in Degel Hatorah even threatened not to support the budget in the Knesset if the issue is not taken care of.

Haredi students at the Jerusalem College of Technology

Arye Deri was personally involved in budget negotiations, Health Ministry says

Health Ministry director-general Moshe Bar Siman Tov lauded Deri in a statement released shortly after the budget passed a government vote.

 Shas leader MK Arye Deri is seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on February 6, 2023.

Israel's budget committee approves state budget, cuts it close

After lengthy discussions that ended hours before Shabbat, the government approved the budget for next year.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting on the state budget, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 23, 2023.

Israel's small businesses will protest if rescue plan is ditched

If the upcoming state budget doesn't include a line for small businesses, it will echo and trickle down for generations, Lahav's president said.

BUSINESS OWNERS in Tel Aviv protest the ongoing nationwide closure, on Monday.

170 local authority heads to Netanyahu: Education policy is flawed

Local authorities are not satisfied with the coalition's plans and warned that they will not be able to cover the costs of funding for haredi schools.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, last week.

Next government will need to spend less, says new budget plan

A recently-filed budget plan from the Finance Ministry projects a significant increase in the deficit in the coming years, which should be mitigated by cutting funds where possible.

 FINANCE MINISTER Avigdor Liberman: Four catalysts behind the chaos.

Israel's Foreign Ministry quietly launches re-branded hasbara org.

VOI’s mission of “recognizing that the State of Israel’s international legitimacy" is a national security issue of the highest order, an official document states.

(L-R) Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid

A food security pilot program has been added to Israel’s national budget

With NIS 155 million of annual support, the program aims to feed those in need, while granting struggling families the tools needed to escape food insecurity.

 L to R: Yael Eckstein, president and CEO of International Fellowship of Christians and Jews; Labor Minister Meir Cohen; Rabbi Mendy Blau, Israel Director of Colel Chabad; Avi Ben Zikry, associate director-general of the Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services Ministry.

Government agrees to formulate national AI plan

The plan could be based on the work of an Israeli cyber industry icon.

Artificial intelligence