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Lapid Links Defense Budget Hike to Cuts in Haredi Exemption, Coalition Funds
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By i24NEWS
First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 hour ago
What happened
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid conditioned his support for a defense budget increase on eliminating coalition funds and ending subsidies for Haredi military exemptions, rather than raising taxes on the middle class. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party denied the need for tax hikes and disputed Lapid's funding figures.
- 01Lapid supports IDF budget increase but opposes tax hikes on middle class.
- 02Lapid demands cuts to coalition funds and Haredi exemption subsidies.
- 03Netanyahu's Likud claims budget hike possible without tax increases.
- 04Both sides accuse each other of jeopardizing national security.
- 05Meeting included security briefing and defense budget discussion.
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