Israeli Government Budget

Israel set to transfer one billion shekels to Defense Ministry for 'urgent, classified procurement'

The resolution calls for the procedure "in light of the state of emergency in which the State of Israel finds itself; given the urgent and immediate need to provide an operational response"

Defense Minister Israel Katz in a meeting with high-ranking IDF officials.
The nine-member panel at the High Court of Justice looks on as the hearing opens in Jerusalem.

High Court freezes Finance Committee budget transfers over procedural flaws

MK Vladimir Beliak reacts during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting and votes on parts of the judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 19, 2023.

Knesset Finance Committee considers NIS 393 million transfer to Prime Minister's Office

Bank Hapoalim CEO Yadin Antebi at EY's annual real estate conference

Next Israeli gov't main issue will be controlling defense budget, Bank Hapoalim CEO told conference


Despite large Glasgow delegation, environment never was a big Israeli priority - comment

Not only did Israel set low goals for itself – shrinking its carbon footprint, reducing cars on the road, and increasing its renewable energy usage – but even those targets it didn't meet.

 A man walks past a advertising in relation with the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) where world leaders discuss how to tackle climate change on a global scale, near the conference area in Glasgow Scotland, Britain October 30, 2021.

Ra'am on board for budget, while Chikli set to be punished for rebelling

Yamina intends to begin process of preventing rebel MK from running with Likud in future elections

RIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett chats with United Arab List leader Mansour Abbas during a special session of the Knesset to swear in the new coalition government, in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

What will it take to pass Israel's budget? – Timeline

Here is a timeline of this upcoming week's sessions at the Knesset to get the state budget passed.

 Israeli parliament members during a plenum session and a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall in the Israeli parliament, Jerusalem, September 2, 2021.

Iran celebrates Israeli ‘budget waste’ in light of nuclear threat

Iran’s media said that this was propaganda and a kind of “hoax” by Israel, but then noted that “the Zionists have always secretly committed atrocities against Iran's nuclear facilities.

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021.

Bennett to coalition: Don’t rock the boat before budget vote

'There is no point in rocking the boat,' the prime minister said, urging members of his government not to fight with each other until the state budget passes into law on November 4.

  Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the cabinet meeting, October 17, 2021.

Michaeli demands two female Supreme Court judges

There are currently twice as many males as female judges on the court, Merav Michaeli said.

 Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli in the Knesset plenum on October 4, 2021.

We're only halfway through Economic Arrangements, Budget laws - opinion

FOR MOST of the time, there was almost no one in the plenum from the Coalition (except for Abbas and Amar), whose members were busy negotiating with the government about chapters in the EAL.

 Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset budget meeting September 2, 2021

Awaiting optimistically for congestion charging

If the experience elsewhere is an indication, we can look forward to improved vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle movement within Israel’s commercial and economic center and less polluted air.

Traffic jams seen on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.

Israel has a budget. What's next? - editorial

It’s time to move forward with our budget to do the infrastructure enhancements we need.

Cabinet meeting on August 2 where the budget was approved

Will Israel cancel the $75 VAT exemption for online shopping?

Israelis' exemption from VAT and customs charges which came with online purchases of under $75 may be nearing its end.

 The Finance Committee meets in the Knesset, June 2021