Government ministers approve budget cuts across a number of ministries to help fund increased pension and salary benefits for police and other members of Israel’s security forces.
“This is good news for police officers, police retirees, the Prison Service, the [Shin Bet] and the Mossad, for those who serve the security of the state with dedication. This is news that they have been hoping for for many years,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says in a statement following approval of the cuts.
The cuts are passed despite opposition from a number of ministers whose ministries are set to lose budget funds as a result of the measure.
“This is a grave decision that will fatally harm the health of Israeli citizens,” says Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, whose ministry is set to lose tens of millions of shekels as a result of the cuts.
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