Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri is expected to gain greater financial independence in the Ministry of Health while weakening the intervention of the Ministry of Finance.
According to the apparent summaries, the agreement between Deri and the Likud will include a clause that grants financial independence to Aryeh Deri in the health portfolio and cuts the influence of the appointed Minister of Finance Smotrich and weakens the power of the Budget Division in the Ministry of Finance vis-à-vis the Ministry of Health.
The wording of the section obtained by "Israel Hayom" reads: "The authority to manage the budget of the health system starting from 2023 will be the sole responsibility of the Minister of Health", this is in contrast to the current situation where in order to issue a budget request you have to go through the Ministry of Finance first.
Extraordinary independence.
Designated Minister of Health Deri (archive), photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Sources privy to the details say that until today the CEOs of the hospital who wanted to receive more funds had to go to the Ministry of Finance, then he would accept and out of discomfort he would go to the Minister of Health to take a photo - now this situation will change and Deri will be the only address and will include the entire health budget which is about NIS 50 billion, one of the largest in the government.
The agreement also states that the Minister of Finance will not be able to make budget cuts in the Ministry of Health without the prior consent of the Minister of Health.
50 billion shekels.
Ministry of Health, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
The wording of the section reads: "The Ministry of Finance will not make reductions in the health system budget without the prior consent of the Minister of Health."
Deri also plans to add billions of shekels to the Ministry of Health that will go into the ministry's budget base.
The Shas chairman takes his position as health minister seriously and plans to sit regularly in the health minister's office and not in the interior ministry.
People on his behalf have already arrived at the Ministry of Health to make preparations for the entrance
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