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Friday, December 5, 2025
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Friday, December 5, 2025
Government approves 2026 budget, after fights over defense spending, taxes
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Members of the government discuss the 2026 budget, December 5, 2025. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
The government has approved the 2026 state budget, announces the Prime Minister’s Office.
The vote comes after a compromise deal between the Finance and Defense ministries, after conflicts around defense spending and tax cuts.
The budget has already been condemned by Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, who said it was for the benefit of “crooks and draft-dodgers.”
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