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State Auditor Warns of Soaring Civil Service Pension Costs
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First reported by Calcalist · Jun 24, 2026
What happened
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said the Civil Service Pensions Directorate has not adequately corrected problems found in a 2020 report. The audit said 14,000 retirees were not charged maximum tax, and budget-funded pension payments are projected to reach 41.73 billion shekels by 2039.
- 01The Civil Service Pensions Directorate largely failed to fix flaws found in 2020.
- 02About 14,000 retirees were not charged maximum tax.
- 03The directorate paid 15 billion shekels in 2024 to 120,000 pensioners and survivors.
- 04End-2024 pension liabilities reached 374 billion shekels.
- 05Annual budget-funded pension payments are forecast at 41.73 billion shekels in 2039.
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