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Headline / Government / Business and Economy

Israeli Government Approves State Budget & Economic Plan for 2023-2024

By Jewish Press News Desk

The state budget for 2023 will amount to approximately NIS 484 billion and in 2024 to approximately NIS 513 billion.

Government / Anti-Israel NGOs

Finance Minister Nixes COVID-19 Aid to Anti-Israel NGOs

By Jewish Press News Desk

The fund targets non-profit organizations that work with "populations in need of assistance" and who lost more than 25% of their income.

Featured / Israel / Business and Economy / Real Estate

Finance Minister Katz Lowering Real Estate Taxes in Bid to Restore the Market

By Na'amit Leavitt

With the financial challenges brought on by the Coronavirus crisis and Katz's restoration of reasonable tax rates, Israel is a Real Estate buyer's market once again.

Israel / Business and Economy

New Measures, Tax Cuts Aim to ‘Propel’ Israeli Economy, ‘Get the Wheels Moving

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel announces permanent cuts in customs duties and purchase tax, as well as an extension of unemployment benefits, to spur growth in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns.

News Briefs / Business and Economy / Coronavirus

Fitch Upholds Israel’s Credit Rating at A+, Leave Forecast At ‘Stable’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Fitch says that the global repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and domestic containment measures will cause Israel’s real GDP to contract by 5.6% in 2020, but projects a rebound in 2021, with GDP growing by 5%.

Israel / Business and Economy / Coronavirus

Netanyahu Announces ‘Economic Safety Net’ as Israel’s Public Sector Put on ‘Emergency Footing’;

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Up to 80 percent of Israel’s public-sector workers and 70 percent of its private-sector office workers to go on leave until after Passover.

Israel / Business and Economy

Israel Gets NIS 17.6 Trillion Valuation

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

TASE conducted an initial estimate of the valuation the State of Israel would achieve if it were floated on the exchange.

Headline / Politics / Government / Elections

Kahlon Attacks Netanyahu: 'You'll Be Prime Minister Another 20 Years and Still Do Nothing'

By JNi.Media

"You are a philosopher, you only know how to talk and leave the doing to the rest of us," Kahlon told Netanyahu bitterly.

Headline / Politics / Government / Business and Economy

Bank of Israel Governor Won't Run for Next Term over Finance Minister's Shenanigans

By JNi.Media

Flug accuses the Finance Minister of sheer populism: Mechir Lemishtaken costs the public coffers billions of dollars and creates harmful distortions to both the subsidized and free housing market.

Government / Science and Tech

Israel Launches $3 Million Tech Innovation Pilot

By JNi.Media

"We are opening the door for technology companies to conduct experiments they could not otherwise undertake and are creating future opportunities for implementing new forms of innovative regulation for the entire Israeli economy.”

Headline / IDF & Security / Politics / Elections

Liberman, Netanyahu Popularity Skyrockets in Wake of Syria, Gaza Assertiveness

By JNi.Media

The satisfaction with Netanyahu and Liberman is reflected in the survey's snapshot of the election results, if said elections had been held today.

Featured / Politics / Government / Business and Economy

Habayit Hayehudi MK: Finance Minister Liquidating JNF in Election Stunt

By JNi.Media

"The government of Israel tramples on agreements that it signed with the JNF as recently as the previous budget, making clear that it cannot be trusted to honor its obligations," MK Smotrich said in a statement Tuesday.

Government / Business and Economy

Unemployment Hits New Lows

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I wouldn't like to see a reality where a husband or wife gets up in the morning and they don’t have a job to go to," Kahlon said.

Headline / Israel / Business and Economy

Kachlon Vows to Fight Real Estate Investors as MK Yogev Offers Alternative Plan

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel's Supreme Court shot down Kachlon's social engineering plan to tax 3rd apartments.

Featured / Israel / Business and Economy / China

Thousands of Chinese Construction Workers to Arrive in Israel

By JNi.Media

'The wheels are starting to move, and soon the Chinese workers will arrive in Israel [and] completely change the face of the construction and infrastructure industry in Israel, contributing to stability and sanity for many years.'

Featured / Politics / Government / China

Coalition Crisis Brewing on Eve of Netanyahu China Trip

By JNi.Media

On paper, Herzog could cobble a new government with relative ease, should such a vote of no-confidence succeed and the Netanyahu coalition government be toppled – even without new elections.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Income Tax Employees' 'Italian Strike' Threatening Israeli Economy

By JNi.Media

As of Sunday morning there are no assessment hearings, and for several weeks no taxation abroad is being certified, no tax withholding on transactions in Israel, and 7,000 real estate transactions are delayed.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Business and Economy

Finance Committee Approves Long Term Savings for Every Child Retroactive to Jan. 2015

By JNi.Media

MK Gafni: Real news for the children of Israel. New law will help level playing field for poorer children.

US / Politics / Gaza / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Media / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Israeli Arabs

State Dept. Not Huge Fans of Netanyahu Video on Peace and 'Ethnic Cleansing'

By JNi.Media

On Friday, DOS Press Director Elizabeth Trudeau rebutted Netanyahu's accusation, although a careful reading of her attack on the PM reveals she didn't really answer his main argument.

Government / News Briefs

Finance and Justice Ministries to Crack Down on Gambling

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Kahlon said, "As I am finance minister, there will be no casinos in Israel."

Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Bill Approved to Increase Competition in Israeli Financial Sector

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The main clauses of the bill include a separation of the major Israeli banks from Israeli credit companies. The three largest Israeli banks also currently own and operate the credit card companies.

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Business and Economy

Knesset Committee Approves Submission to US IRS Tax Compliance Act

By JNi.Media

The committee also succeeded in repelling the Israeli tax authority, which wanted initially to be able to use information gathered by Israeli banks for the IRS.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Business and Economy

Knesset Committee Slams Finance Minister on Fear of Fighting Monopolies

By JNi.Media

Finance Committee Chairman Gafni (UTJ) said "with all due respect to the Finance Ministry and talks of reform, in practice the prices have not gone down."

IDF & Security / US / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Religious & Secular in Israel

New Defense Minister Facing Challenges Within and Without

By JNi.Media

On Friday morning, a Kulanu politician, Environment Minister Avi Gabbay, announced his resignation on account of the Lieberman appointment.

Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Analysis: Bennett Threatening to Walk If Bibi Gives Shaked's Justice Portfolio to Bougie

By JNi.Media

The dynamo working tirelessly to promote a Likud-Labor coalition has been Finance Minister Kahlon, who is facing a serious challenge from his permanent foe Yair Lapid.

Government / News Briefs / Holocaust

Kahlon: Half-Billion Shekels to Go to Holocaust Survivors and Elderly

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The new plans will benefit 60,000 survivors living below the poverty line.

Photo of the Day

BFF

By Photo of the Day

Finance Minister Moshe Kachlon and Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug met today to discuss Israeli banking.

News Briefs / The Knesset

Yisrael Katz May Replace Lapid as Finance Minister

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Katz is the master wheeler-dealer in the Likud and hopefully won’t destroy the economy before the elections.

Op-Eds

The Next Round: Will Netanyahu Retain His Title?

By Jeremy Saltan

For Lapid to successfully challenge Netanyahu, he will need to find the right time for a strategic exit from the government.

Shiloh Musings

Lapid is Still on a Roll, Poll Says

By Batya Medad

In actuality, Lapid as Finance Minister, isn't doing all that well.

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter VII

By Ruchama Feuerman

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