Likud Accuses Lapid of Misleading Public on Security Budget
The Likud party has responded to claims made by opposition leader Yair Lapid, who stated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Lapid to open the budget law to allocate more funds to the defense system. Likud asserted that Lapid is misleading the public regarding the defense budget, calling his claims "baseless and false." The party explained that state revenues exceeded expectations due to the government's economic policies, resulting in a lower-than-anticipated deficit. Consequently, Likud stated, the defense budget can be increased without raising taxes.
Furthermore, Likud dismissed Lapid's allegations about coalition funds and budgets for the Haredi sector as unfounded. The party emphasized that the amounts discussed for coalition funds and the Haredi sector are unprecedentedly low and "nowhere near" previous figures. Likud accused Lapid of jeopardizing Israel's security for "cheap political considerations."
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