Knesset Finance Committee
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Knesset Finance Committee, translated into English and compared across sources. 22 recent stories.
Amsalem Plans to Put Bank Yahav Privatization Before Finance Committee
David Amsalem said he will seek Finance Committee approval for a plan to privatize the state’s holdings in Bank Yahav. The state could sell up to half its stake for several billio…
State Comptroller: Treasury Floods Budget Panel With Late-Year Transfers, Weakening Oversight
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman says the Finance Ministry overloads the Knesset Finance Committee with late-year budget-transfer requests, undermining oversight and sometimes…
State Auditor Flags Excess Mortgage Fees, Conflicts of Interest and Housing Credit Risks
Israel’s State Comptroller says mortgage consultants have charged extreme fees and often worked under undisclosed conflicts of interest. The report also faults regulators for fail…
Israel's vape tax collects nothing as black market takes over
Israel’s Tax Authority says its 2021 vape tax has yielded zero revenue and fueled a large black market. It wants to slash the tax on liquids, add a tax on devices, and bring in up…
Brought to Fit One City: How a Tax Break for Beersheba Is Being Tailored
A bill to grant Beersheba residents a 10% tax credit has been postponed in the ministerial committee, while lawmakers also move to expand Golan tax benefits. The article says the…
Why a Netanyahu-Trump Signal on Channel 12 Raised Eyebrows
A commentary on Channel 12 says Amit Segal’s claim that Donald Trump’s support would be a political “death hug” was the broadcast’s striking moment. It argues the remark reflects…
MK Says Israel Is Failing to Incentivize Businesses in the North
At a Knesset hearing on a factory closure in Nahariya, MK Oded Forer accused the state of failing to give businesses enough reason to operate in northern border communities. He ca…
Treasury Keeps Pushing Congestion Charge Despite Rake's Hard No
Transportation Minister Miri Regev again opposed an imminent congestion charge, while the Treasury says the plan is still alive and being advanced for a later political window. De…
600 Workers to Lose Jobs as Nahariya Blade-Technology Plant Closes
BTL’s Nahariya plant is shutting down, and 600 workers will be laid off by August. Employees and local politicians are urging the Israeli government to step in with new jobs and s…
Makalef Accuses Smotrich of Exploiting Fallen Soldiers to Stir Hatred
United Torah Judaism MK Uri Maklef said the parties were coordinated on the enlistment fight and that rabbis ordered leaving the coalition. He also launched a harsh attack on Fina…
Gafni warns Netanyahu: No delay on the daycare subsidy bill
Moshe Gafni told Benjamin Netanyahu that Degel HaTorah will not accept any delay in the daycare subsidy bill. Ultra-Orthodox parties are threatening to block coalition legislation…
United Torah Judaism Demands Immediate Approval of Daycare Subsidy Law, Rejects Any Delay
United Torah Judaism is demanding that Netanyahu and Likud immediately advance the daycare subsidy bill and refusing any delay. The party is accusing the prime minister of backing…
Netanyahu Tells Ultra-Orthodox Leaders the Housing Subsidy Bill Lacks a Majority
Netanyahu told ultra-Orthodox leaders there is no majority for the daycare subsidy bill, prompting Haredi factions to escalate their political pressure. They threatened to block b…
Northern Businesses Warn of Cash Crisis as War Damage Claims Lag
Northern business owners told the Knesset Finance Committee that war-related claim delays are pushing many toward closure. The Property Tax Compensation Fund said it has paid near…
Israel Considers Lowering E-Cigarette Tax Despite Soaring Smoking Deaths
Israel’s Finance Committee is considering a tax cut on e-cigarettes and a continued customs exemption for cigarettes bought abroad. The article says this would come as smoking dea…
Ultra-Orthodox Parties Move Toward Coalition Revolt After Childcare Subsidy Bill Is Shelved
Netanyahu told ultra-Orthodox lawmakers that the daycare subsidy bill will not pass this term, triggering a coalition crisis. Moshe Gafni responded by ordering Degel HaTorah to op…
Religious services still widely used even in secular communities, Knesset panel told
The Knesset Finance Committee discussed funding for religious councils and heard that religious services are used far more widely than the number of religious residents suggests…
Mkalb Says State Underfunds Religious Councils Compared With Other Public Services
Israel’s Finance Committee approved 2026 funding rules for religious councils, including about 36 million shekels transferred from stronger to weaker municipalities. Uri Mkalb sai…
Teen vaping surges as e-cigarette reform stalls in committee
Israel’s Health Ministry reported a sharp rise in teen e-cigarette use in 2025, while a reform bill to regulate and tax the market remains stalled in the Knesset Finance Committee…
“Weakening the Incentive to Enlist”: Controversial Bill Approved by MKs
The Knesset Finance Committee approved in first reading a bill that would continue daycare subsidies for ultra-Orthodox households based on the mother’s employment, even if the fa…
24 Years After Opening, Highway 6 Will Start Sending Bills by Text and Email
Israel’s Highway 6 will begin sending toll bills by text message and email after regulations approved by the Knesset Finance Committee. The change, expected to take effect in abou…
Treasury Opposes Day Care Bill, Says a Haredi Household Creates a Monthly State Deficit of NIS 10,000
The Knesset Finance Committee is set to vote on a Haredi-backed day care subsidy bill despite opposition from the Finance Ministry and legal advisers. The Treasury says the plan…
