Knesset panel earmarks NIS 183 million for new PM plane

The Knesset Finance Committee approves NIS 183 million ($48 million) for the purchase of a plane for the use of the prime minister. The plane will also be available for the use of the president, Israel Radio reports.

The move comes some seven days after the government approves NIS 1.2 billion ($310 million) in across-the-board cuts for the 2017-2018 budget, in order to finance the relocation of the illegal Amona outpost, establish the new public broadcasting corporation, and build schools in ultra-Orthodox communities.