Reservists Face Higher Municipal Taxes as Wartime Protections Expire
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
The Hitorerut movement has petitioned Israel's High Court of Justice, arguing that reservists are losing municipal tax discounts after wartime protections expired at the end of 2025. Reserve duty payments are now pushing many low-income reservists, including students, above income limits for discounts, resulting in full tax bills. One medical student's bill increased from an 80% discount to the full amount. Hitorerut seeks to restore the exclusion of reserve payments from income calculations and requests refunds for overpayments.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Reservists are losing municipal tax discounts as wartime protections expired at the end of 2025.
- The Hitorerut movement filed a petition with the High Court of Justice over the issue.
- Reserve duty payments are now counted as income, pushing many reservists above discount eligibility thresholds.
- One medical student's tax bill increased from an 80% discount to the full amount.
- The movement seeks to reinstate the exclusion of reserve payments and requests refunds for overpayments.
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