Knesset Member Michal Shir approached the Chairman of the Erez Administration, and offered to help: "I will fight with the Finance Committee so that the Finance Ministry will spread a safety net on the sports industries"
MK Shir. She offered to help
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Oren Ben Hakun
Following the release of "Israel Today" this morning (on Friday) about the alarming figures the soccer league manager has provided to the Treasury, which shows that the teams are in dire straits and the possibility of the league being canceled, leading to the removal of thousands of workers, MK Michal Shir, From the Likud, the Chairman of the Director Erez Callafon, and offered to assist.
In a post today, MK Shir said: "The football season is over this week, but the future of the industry is in the fog. Due to the Korna, crowds will not be able to get into the lots, which will adversely affect the different teams' budgets. No matter if you are Betar, Maccabi or Hapoel, football or basketball, how is a club supposed to make a budget without 30, 40 and 50 percent of its regular revenue? It's not just sports, it's also a living.
"The injury will not only be limited to the players coming up the field, but also to the coaches, judges, doctors, therapists, security guards, ushers, diners, sound and production personnel and all the people who care about the games as they go. These are about 5,000 families behind the scenes. That the budget department of the treasury will also spread the safety net to the sports industries. "
The data we revealed this morning indicate that the groups have already lost a net NIS 60 million. They could also post net losses of NIS 171 million next season if the entire season is worn without crowds, and the principal is preparing for the Corona's second outburst, seven groups whose percentage of their budget is based on ticket sales and subscriptions (Hapoel Tel Aviv, home). RH, Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Hashem, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Netanya and Bnei Yehuda) will be hit the hardest financially.