The Minister of Finance commented on Facebook on the retirement of CEO Turner: "We said goodbye, I will not address gossip" • "The attempt to create an image of disintegration is political and far from reality"
Following the retirement of the director general of the Ministry of Finance, the Turner Foundation, which came in the wake of the resignations of Accountant General Roni Hezekiah and the head of the budget department, Shaul Meridor, Finance Minister Israel Katz today (Monday) addressed allegations of his ministry disintegrating.
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At the beginning of the post, the minister noted that he and Turner parted ways "in a beautiful joint message with mutual praise, and let's leave it that way. The retirement has nothing to do with the budget, policy and conduct of the Ministry of Finance.
The Minister further clarified: "The Ministry of Finance under my leadership functions well independently and with full authority, and fulfills all its tasks on the best side in this difficult and challenging period - both in the field of assistance to employees and the self-employed and businesses, and in policy advancement. The most correct. "
The finance minister then referred to the coalition clashes over the budget issue: "The reality in front of blue and white and mutual paralysis in some areas makes it difficult for everyone, especially regarding the important arrangements and reform laws I want to promote and prevent, but I have managed to navigate all major decisions The year 20 is a full continuation, which allows all government ministries to function, the 90 billion economic safety net program to help the unemployed, the self-employed and business owners until the middle of next year, and other important assistance programs for groups such as the disabled and the general public.
"We have moved and we continue to pass unprecedented decisions in various areas, all of which are well executed by the professional echelon in the Treasury under my close supervision and everything is reflected in the field. It is not for nothing that there are no demonstrations against the background of economic aid."
The minister added: "We are currently advancing the 21st year budget in accordance with the professional considerations and schedule required - and not in accordance with the political demands of blue and white."
As for the retirement of the director general of the Ministry of Finance, the Turner Foundation.
We parted in a beautiful joint message with mutual praise, and let's leave it that way.
There is no retirement ...
Posted by Israel Katz - Israel Katz on Sunday, October 11, 2020
Towards the end of the post, the Minister wrote: "The head of the budget department, who involved politics in his position, was 'fired' and his deputy was appointed in his place, and now the CEO I have appointed has ended her position by mutual consent.
A mm has been set out of the firm and a new CEO will soon be appointed.
The retirement of the Accountant General, which I greatly appreciate, is for his own personal reasons, and an excellent replacement has already been appointed for him to be appointed soon.
"Any attempt to create an image of disintegration is political and biased and very far from reality. All discussions in the Treasury are professional and respectful and at the required level and I as the Minister in charge ultimately sets the policy, and the role of the bureaucrats is to support and execute.
"We are walking a long and difficult path. I see before my eyes only the good of the public and business owners who need help and work for them without compromise and so I intend to continue to do so in the future. We will continue to walk together until the crisis and Israeli economy return to growth and prosperity."
