Property tax israel

Reservists lose municipal-tax discounts after wartime protection expires, petition says

One medical student, whose ordinary monthly wages were approximately NIS 2,600-3,000, received a full annual bill of roughly NIS 5,878 after previously receiving an 80% discount.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.
Eldad Nitzan.

Contractors save, workers pay: The new reform in the construction industry

The Knesset Labor and Welfare Committee approved a 50% increase in wage deductions from foreign workers for rent and housing expenses, reducing contractors' costs.

|ByYEHUDA SHARONI
Money bills

Interior Ministry changes the rules: Are you eligible for the new property tax discount?

New Interior Ministry rules: The model calculates per capita income and excludes allowances, making many middle-class families eligible for property tax discounts.

|ByLIAT RON
Aliyah from France, which was saw 1,500 to 2,000 people moving to Israel every year, increased in 2025 to 3,300.

The next wave of aliyah is coming, but Israel is still not ready - opinion

A major obstacle is that Israel effectively taxes those attempting to make aliyah.

|ByILAN LEIBOVITZ

Your Taxes: Will Israel's proposed property tax crash again?

As Israel introduces new tax breaks for reservists, the government also considers reviving a 1.5% wealth tax on land, targeting property owners in 2026.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByLEON HARRIS
Illustrative image of doing taxes.

Grapevine: Happy 80th, dear Dorraine!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 6, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A look at a construction site that blocks foot traffic in Jerusalem's city center.

In Uncertain Times, One Thing Is Clear: Israel Is Home

Despite the war, olim and investors are continuing to build their lives here

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByMALKA WINNER

'We are not an ATM': Jerusalem homeowners see property tax hikes of up to 70%

Following a significant amount of urban renewal in the city, the Jerusalem Municipality decided to update Arnona rates.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
A cat is seen walking across the Jaffa Street light rail tracks in Jerusalem amid the tightened coronavirus lockdown.

Significant tax benefits approved for Olim purchasing a home

The Knesset Finance Committee approved an amendment providing significant tax benefits for new immigrants buying homes in Israel, reducing purchase tax rates for properties up to 6 million shekels.

AUGUST 2, 2024ByOFER PETERSBURG
An El Al plane at Ben Gurion Airport November 15, 2018.

Israeli municipal tax to jump by 5%, biggest rise in 17 years

Local municipalities can request an exception to the updated rate set by the Interior Ministry, meaning some could charge an even higher rate if they receive approval.

MAY 22, 2024ByWALLA! FINANCE
House and calculator [Illustrative].

Israel's Tax Authority lost a major showdown. Here's what happened

YOUR TAXES: US, Canadian and UK donors, and their heirs, may want to check out the potential estate tax planning possibilities arising from this case.

FEBRUARY 3, 2024ByLEON HARRIS
US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

This week in Jerusalem: From ashes to Holy City

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

NOVEMBER 10, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
RAMOT C parents: Unhappy with closure of area well-baby clinic.

This week in Jerusalem: Tempest in a coffee cup

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JUNE 9, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
‘YES TO coffee, no to coercion’ in Talbiyeh (Illustrative).

Israeli MK forcibly removed from committee over City Tax Fund debate

Yesh Atid MK Idan Roll wss removed despite no backups being available in violation of Knesset protocol, but he was later allowed back in.

MAY 15, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Yesh Atid MK Idan Roll is seen being forcibly removed from a Knesset committee at the orders of chairman Moshe Gafni during a debate on the City Tax Fund, in Jerusalem, on May 15, 2023.