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Israel's 2025 Financial Report Reveals NIS 723 Billion Pension Liability
How 5 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Globes · 2 hours ago
What happened
Israel's 2025 financial reports show total liabilities of nearly NIS 4 trillion against assets of NIS 2.167 trillion. The state faces a NIS 723 billion liability for budgetary pensions, and war-related expenses between 2023-2025 reached NIS 231 billion.
- 01Israel's 2025 financial reports reveal NIS 2.167 trillion in assets versus NIS 4 trillion in liabilities.
- 02Budgetary pension obligations for the state are projected to reach NIS 723 billion by the end of 2025.
- 03War expenses from 2023-2025 totaled NIS 231 billion, impacting the national budget.
- 04Benefits for victims of hostile acts have increased ninefold since the war began.
- 05Finance Minister Smotrich cited the reports as evidence of Israel's economic strength.
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