Israeli Finance Committee Debates Controversial 16 Billion Shekel Budget Transfers Including Coalition Funds
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First reported by N12 · 5 hours ago
What happened
The Israeli Finance Committee debated approving 16 billion shekels in budget transfers, including 653 million shekels in coalition funds allocated to various ministries and sectors. Opposition lawmakers criticized the funds as politically motivated and filed a petition to halt some transfers ahead of elections. The committee also considered 33 additional transfer requests during the session.
- 01Israeli Finance Committee reviews 16 billion shekels in budget transfers including 653 million in coalition funds.
- 02Opposition calls coalition funds "sectoral political money" and vows to fight approval.
- 03Coalition funds allocated to Settlement, Heritage ministries, archaeology, and Haredi education.
- 04Petition filed to Supreme Court to stop some transfers citing political misuse before elections.
- 0533 additional budget transfer requests submitted for approval during the committee meeting.
- 06Opposition member Vladimir Beliak pledges to challenge the transfers vigorously.
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