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Israeli Finance Ministry Warns Property Tax Discount Reform Will Severely Cut Local Authority Revenues

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First reported by Walla · 2 hours ago

What happened

The Israeli Finance Ministry reports that the 2026 reform expanding property tax discounts will add 100,000 eligible households and increase total discounts by 1.1 billion shekels, but will severely reduce local authorities' revenues, especially in weaker municipalities, threatening their budgets and service provision.

01The 2026 arnona discount reform adds 100,000 eligible households and increases total discounts by 1.1 billion shekels.
0291% of eligible households receive higher discounts, with only 0.3% seeing reductions.
03Local authorities, especially weaker ones, face significant revenue losses, up to tens of percent of budgets.
04The highest discount tier grew from 316,148 to 389,817 households with increased average discounts.
05Revenue loss averages 111 shekels per resident, with the poorest municipalities hit hardest.
06The reform aims to correct past biases but still channels benefits mainly to middle-income groups, increasing costs for municipalities.

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