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Ben-Gvir opposes cutting his ministry's funds: "It was carried out in a hurry" | Israel Hayom

2024-01-10T09:59:29.116Z

Highlights: Cabinet approves a cut of half a billion dollars from the budget of the Israel Police. The cut is part of a plan to reduce the number of police officers in the country. The cuts will take effect from January 1, 2015. The cost of the cuts is expected to be around $1.5 billion, according to a report by the Israeli Institute of National Security Studies. The report says the cuts will be paid for by the revenue raised from the cuts. The decision to cut the budget was made by the government, not by the police, it says.


In a telephone referendum, the government approved a cut of half a billion shekels in favor of property taxes • The public security minister objected, asked to bring the cut to the cabinet meeting on the budget and demanded a cut from coalition funds • "The finance minister and the prime minister choose to cut the important work of the police," he said


In a telephone referendum on Tuesday, the Israeli government approved a cut of half a billion shekels in favor of property taxes. As part of the cut, NIS 44 million was cut from the Ministry of National Security and the Israel Police, and millions from other ministries. Minister Ben-Gvir wrote in a letter to the Prime Minister: "The Israeli government approved the cut in a quick telephone referendum, and expects to bring an amendment to the government that will cancel the cut tomorrow."

Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the scene of the attack in Jerusalem (Archive) \\ Yoni Rikner

Ben-Gvir opposed the decision and asked to bring the cut to a cabinet meeting on the budget on Thursday. "This is an across-the-board cut of hundreds of millions from a number of government ministries responsible for providing services to citizens, including from the Israel Police, which is responsible for personal security."

Instead of cutting coalition funds in coalition funds for 2024, which stand at over NIS <> billion, the finance minister and prime minister are choosing to cut the important work of the police," he continued.

"They choose to cut back on the important work of the police", Smotrich and Netanyahu (archive), photo: Jonathan Zindel/Flash90

"I expect your honor to bring an amendment to the government that will cancel the cut tomorrow," he added. "And bring the required budget out of the coalition funds. Especially at this time, the government must act responsibly and not harm the basic budgeting of a government ministry in times of war."

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