Lapid Urges Netanyahu to Fund IDF Without Raising Taxes
Opposition leader Yair Lapid has renewed his call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to address the Israel Defense Forces' budget deficit without exceeding the national budget or raising taxes. Lapid stated that it is legally possible to allocate funds to the defense establishment without reopening the state budget, emphasizing the need to cancel coalition funding to achieve this.
"I call again on Prime Minister Netanyahu, we have a legal option to solve the IDF's immediate inventory issue without breaking the budget and raising taxes," Lapid said. He proposed convening the joint committee for the defense budget to immediately transfer NIS 11 billion, which has been awaiting approval for months, for urgent defense procurement.
Lapid personally appealed to the Prime Minister, suggesting, "Instead of cheap political election stunts and transferring billions to draft dodgers and coalition funds, let's take care of Israel's security."