The budget pensions saga:
After the government yesterday approved the outline of the "chief of staff's addition," which is estimated at NIS 1.1 billion a year, this morning (Monday) voices of criticism began to be heard from within the coalition against the move.
The Deputy Minister of Economy and Member of Knesset from March, Yair Golan, who previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff, referred this morning in an interview here to increasing pensions for permanent employees and criticized the government's decision. The Ministry of Defense will appear before the nation and explain the move.
To the average citizen, the move seems like an unacceptable hog, I know this is not exactly the case. "
At the same time, the Deputy Minister and Member of Knesset on the right, Avir Kara, also attacked the government's decision to increase military pensions, stressing that the money invested in pensions would be harmed by the vote.
In an interview with the GLC, Kara said that "if you want to invest in manpower, you have to invest directly in those who are currently serving - conscripts.
This is money that is sure to go down in the IDF's readiness budget.
Regarding the approval of the government decision in the Knesset, Deputy Minister Kara clarified that "there are things that are a red line for me. It will be a problem to pass this law when it reaches the Knesset. In the end, a government decision is not enough, and we will be there."
As mentioned, yesterday the government cloud was removed from the Chief of Staff's addendum, and it was trained after years of the State Comptroller reviewing the legality of the addendum. The actuarial significance of this decision is estimated at at least NIS 1.1 billion a year.
It should also be noted that in recent years the cost of the IDF's salary has constituted about 50% of the defense budget and the actuarial liability that has been created over the years is at the expense of the army's intensification.
