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Mekorot Sues Israeli Government Over Soaring Property Tax on Water Facilities
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First reported by Globes · 3 hours ago
What happened
Mekorot has petitioned Israel's Supreme Court against the government and local authorities for failing to regulate property tax rates on water infrastructure, leading to excessive tax hikes passed on to consumers. The company demands the government finalize regulations and halt further tax increases until then.
- 01Mekorot sues Israeli government and local authorities over unregulated property tax on water facilities.
- 02Local councils have raised property tax rates on water infrastructure by thousands of percent.
- 03These tax hikes increase water tariffs for all consumers in Israel.
- 04Government decided in 2023 to regulate these taxes but has not implemented the rules yet.
- 05Mekorot requests a court order to finalize regulations and freeze tax increases meanwhile.
- 06A specific tax increase cited was 1,662%, adding about 19.5 million shekels annually to Mekorot's costs.
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