Israeli Government to Cut 2.6 Billion Shekels From Ministries for Defense Funding

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The Israeli government plans to cut 2.6 billion shekels from ministry budgets to fund defense needs, with education and health ministries facing significant reductions. Most ministries will see a 5% budget decrease, excluding the Ministry of Defense. This follows a similar 3% cut in March. Professional recommendations to use coalition funds were reportedly ignored.

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Israeli government to cut 2.6 billion shekels from ministries for defense funding.
Education ministry budget to be reduced by 285 million shekels.
Health ministry budget to be reduced by 150 million shekels.
Ministry of Defense is exempt from the budget cuts.
The cuts follow a previous 3% reduction implemented in March.
Professional recommendations for alternative funding were reportedly disregarded.

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The Israeli government is set to approve a sweeping 2.6 billion shekel budget cut across various ministries next Sunday. The funds are intended to finance urgent defense purchases, with most ministries facing a reduction of approximately 5% of their budgets. The Ministry of Defense is exempt from these cuts. Significant deductions include 285 million shekels from education, 225 million from national security, 150 million from health, and 140 million from welfare. This measure follows a previous 3% budget cut implemented in March, which reduced education by 193 million shekels and health by 139 million shekels, among other reductions. Professional officials within the Finance Ministry had recommended cutting coalition funds instead of a broad ministry-wide reduction, but this advice was reportedly not heeded by political leadership. The earlier March cuts also impacted the transportation ministry, slashing 600 million shekels, including funds for future projects.