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Sunday, December 20, 2020
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Sunday, December 20, 2020
Gantz, Netanyahu said weighing delaying budget deadline to solve crisis, avoid elections
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud are reportedly considering a proposal to delay Tuesday night’s deadline to pass a budget in order to find a compromise and present new elections.
The two sides are both weighing the idea of pushing off the deadline by just a few days, Channel 12 news reports. If the budget is not passed by the midnight deadline, new elections will automatically be called.
The report said they were considering passing a quick law postponing the budget deadline for a second time, giving them breathing space to pass more complex legislation regarding the state budget and changes to the current laws anchoring the power-sharing coalition agreement.
