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Netanyahu Inquired About Funding for Defense Budget Increase
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inquired about funding for a defense budget increase via a phone call to the Accountant General, Michal Abadi-Yoeli.
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What happened
- 01Netanyahu called Accountant General Abadi-Yoeli about defense budget funding.
- 02A NIS 40 billion gap exists between defense needs and budget.
- 03NIS 15 billion has been transferred, with NIS 25 billion still disputed.
- 04Abadi-Yoeli suggested increasing spending by NIS 7-10 billion.
- 05This proposal avoids exceeding the legal deficit ceiling.
- 06The budget division opposes using 'revenue surpluses' for increases.
She proposed a method to increase spending by NIS 7-10 billion without exceeding the deficit ceiling, a figure lower than the defense establishment's request but higher than the budget division's stance.
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