Attorney Publishes 30-Year Real Estate Deal Database, Angering Tax Authority
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Criminal attorney Guy Zomer has released a database of all Israeli real estate deals from the last 30 years, upsetting the Tax Authority. Zomer, who focuses on public access to government information, believes open data generates significant economic value. He stated that global studies show public data access is worth tens to hundreds of millions of shekels.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Attorney Guy Zomer released a 30-year database of Israeli real estate transactions.
- The Tax Authority was angered by the publication of the real estate deal information.
- Zomer aims to make government information publicly accessible.
- He believes open data access generates tens to hundreds of millions of shekels.
Criminal attorney Guy Zomer has published a database containing all real estate transactions in Israel over the past 30 years. Zomer, who in his free time works to make information from government bodies accessible to the public, recently angered the Tax Authority with this release. He stated that numerous studies globally demonstrate that opening public information to everyone generates tens to hundreds of millions of shekels.
Zomer's initiative aims to provide public access to data that was previously unavailable. The attorney believes that such transparency in real estate dealings can have significant economic benefits.
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