Finance Committee Chair Pushes 393 Million Shekel Budget Vote Despite Opposition and Legal Concerns
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First reported by Calcalist · 15 hours ago
What happened
Finance Committee Chair Hanoch Milwitsky is pushing a 393 million shekel budget vote for the Prime Minister's Office despite opposition and legal concerns over missing documentation. The request includes funds for security, public diplomacy, and hostage support. Opposition members criticize the process as irregular and demand postponement, while Milwitsky insists on proceeding before the upcoming election recess.
- 01Finance Committee Chair Milwitsky insists on voting 393 million shekel budget despite opposition and legal concerns.
- 02Budget includes 90 million for PM Office security, 100 million for public diplomacy, 25 million for aircraft, 8.1 million for ex-minister security.
- 03Legal advisor Arlich warns vote violates procedure due to missing budget details and approvals.
- 04Opposition demands halt, citing insufficient review time and procedural breaches.
- 05Treasury explains ministerial security costs depend on threat assessments, ranging 3-12 million shekels annually.
- 06Public diplomacy funds aim to counter disinformation and engage specific audiences, despite criticism of inefficiency.
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