Budget

High Court weighs petition against NIS 460m. coalition fund transfers during election recess

Petitioners challenged the Finance Committee’s authority to approve the funds during the election recess, while the Knesset and Finance Ministry argued that the proceedings were lawful.

Supreme Court Justice David Mintz on May 25, 2026.
Renderings of the Poalim Junior City complex: Ilan Assouline. Bank Hapoalim campaign

Bank Hapoalim to open free financial education complex for children at Tel Aviv Port

Defense Minister Israel Katz in a meeting with high-ranking IDF officials.

Israel set to transfer one billion shekels to Defense Ministry for 'urgent, classified procurement'

The nine-member panel at the High Court of Justice looks on as the hearing opens in Jerusalem.

High Court freezes Finance Committee budget transfers over procedural flaws


Majority of Israelis support dismissal of Ben-Gvir after Trapped Profits Law vote - poll

Among Likud voters, opinions are divided: 35% support Ben-Gvir's dismissal, 40% oppose it, and 25% remain undecided.

 A vote at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2024.

Foreign Minister Sa'ar can spend $150m. on public diplomacy. This is how he should do it - opinion

Sa'ar's new budget is the first step toward correcting 77 years of mistakes in neglecting Israel’s effort to explain itself to the world, which is more important than ever.

 GIDEON SA’AR

Daunting political challenges await coalition in 2025 - analysis

Coalition to face challenges including budget and haredi IDF draft laws in upcoming year.

 A vote at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2024.

'Stop shaking the coalition': Coalition leaders slam Ben-Gvir for opposing critical bill

Coalition members, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, criticized Ben-Gvir's decision to vote against the critical tax bill.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a plenum session on the state budget in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, December 16, 2024.

Coalition passes key tax bill after Ben-Gvir opposes, avoids major gov't crisis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came from the hospital for voting 48 hours after prostate removal surgery

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in the Knesset plenum ahead of a budget vote, December 31, 2024

Key gov’t tax bill in danger after Otzma Yehudit, Agudat Yisrael threaten to vote against

Bill must pass by end of year; expected to create over NIS 9 billion national income in 2025.

 Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich attend a plenum session on forming the government, in the Israeli parliament, on December 29, 2022.

Director-General of Finance Ministry submits resignation to Smotrich

"I have worked with the Finance Minister hand in hand and I am very sorry to be forced to end my role now," Heisler said.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Finance Ministry Director General Shlomi Heisler attend a committee meeting at the Knesset on February 12, 2024.

It's time for the government to embrace lessons from Israel's hi-tech sector - opinion

Adopting private-sector principles doesn’t mean running the government like a business. It means fostering a culture of efficiency, accountability, and alignment in service of the public good.

 Highrises in Tel Aviv, July 14, 2024.

Israeli High Court: National Food Security Initiative budget to be doubled

“We will not stop until every single person in Israel who has a need for food receives the basics that they deserve," said Yael Eckstein, the president of IFCJ.

 IFCJ PRESIDENT Yael Eckstein (center) visits a shelter in Kiryat Shmona. ‘I think it’s a very incorrect assumption to feel or think that we, in the rest of Israel, are not connected to what’s happening there.’

As the Israeli tax year ends, here's what to consider amid war

The Israel-Hamas War is adding to the government’s budgetary needs. So, taxes won’t be cut any time soon.

 Illustrative image of doing taxes.