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Treasury Confirms Millions in Coalition Funds Can Be Reallocated for Defense Budget
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By יובל שדה
First reported by Mako · 1 day ago
What happened
Israel's Ministry of Finance has confirmed that about 60% of coalition funds for the current year remain uncommitted and can be reallocated. This development supports opposition calls to fund a defense budget increase by cutting these coalition allocations rather than public services.
- 0160% of coalition funds are uncommitted and can be reallocated.
- 02Reallocation could fund defense budget increase without service cuts.
- 03Opposition leader Lapid proposed cutting coalition funds for defense.
- 04Government approved billions in new programs since April.
- 05Approved programs include funds for settlements and Jewish education.
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