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How much will Israelis pay to increase IDF manpower?

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024David Rutman

The Finance Ministry released Wednesday an assessment of the economic cost of the various alternatives for increasing the IDF’s manpower. The study found that higher economic costs stemmed from additional reserve duty rather than from extended regular service. The IDF revealed in February a plan for increasing IDF manpower due to new needs created by […]

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Israel’s gas prices to rise Thursday night

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024David Rutman

The price of gasoline in Israel will rise Thursday night to NIS 7.51 per liter, a month-over-month increase of 13 agurot. The change will take place at midnight, on March 1.  The increase, announced on Wednesday by the Energy Ministry, will not be mitigated by the Finance Ministry’s usual subsidy, which Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich […]

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Push to charge for psychiatric emergency room visits causes outrage

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024Arsen Mayer

The intention of the Health and Finance Ministries to charge people who come to a psychiatric emergency room NIS 600 to NIS 800 for treatment aroused the ire of the Knesset Health Committee on Monday.  Acting committee chairman (United Torah Judaism) MK Moshe Roth declared: “There is no place for such a fee, and the […]

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Push to charge for psychiatric emergency room visits causes outrage

February 26, 2024February 28, 2024Arsen Mayer

The intention of the Health and Finance Ministries to charge people who come to a psychiatric emergency room NIS 600 to NIS 800 for treatment aroused the ire of the Knesset Health Committee on Monday.  Acting committee chairman (United Torah Judaism) MK Moshe Roth declared: “There is no place for such a fee, and the […]

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Health, Finance ministries support increase in health taxes

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024Arsen Mayer

The Health and Finance Ministries, as well as the Knesset Health Committee, support a significant increase in the health tax that Israelis pay every month.  Health insurance tax is levied at 3.1% on the first NIS 7,522 and at 5% on the difference between that figure and the ceiling calculated for monthly income at NIS […]

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