Finance Committee Chairman Moshe Gafni announced on Monday that his party will no longer sit in a government where the budgets earmarked for the ultra-Orthodox sector appear within coalition funds, and not in the budget base. In a message to the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Gafni clarified that the inclusion of items for the ultra-Orthodox sector, including an increase in teachers' salaries and the allowance of teachers, into the general budgetary framework will require approval of the 2024 budget as a condition for its passage.
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At the same time, Gafni believes that the current budget, which the government will convene this evening to approve, can be passed through agreements and compromises between the parties. Likud ministers, on the other hand, are threatening to vote against the budget if it includes items in coalition funds unrelated to the war.
At 19 p.m., the government is expected to meet to approve the budget. Likud ministers are threatening to vote against him if they don't get answers. This was against the background of the opposition of National Camp Chairman Benny Gantz to approve the budget proposed by the Minister of Finance. Addressing Gantz, Smotrich said that he "expects to rise to the size of the hour, the budget that is passing today is 00 billion, you agree to 30% of it, we have an argument about one percent. Unity makes it possible to compromise, to give up one percent that you may not agree with, and your partners think differently. The budget will pass even if you oppose."
At 5:30 p.m., Minister Nir Barkat will enter Netanyahu after telling the prime minister's staff that he intends to vote against the budget. According to Barkat, the budget is poor, does not provide a satisfactory solution for businesses and does not solve growth problems. Finance Minister Smotrich said, "We are a democratic country. Everyone points to his conscience."
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