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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Likud’s Sa’ar urges PM to keep cabinet small, cut salaries to save resources
Likud MK Gideon Sa’ar is urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep the emerging cabinet small amid reports the prospective coalition agreements with Blue and White could include over 30 ministerial posts.
Netanyahu has come under fire from Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid, who has accused him of planning to placate politicians with ministerial portfolios, wasting state resources that could be used to help citizens.
“Although in Israel’s history there have been large governments, it would not be right to form the most bloated cabinet during the most serious economic crisis,” he says.
Sa’ar also calls for the salaries of ministers, MKs, judges, and senior officials in the public sector to be cut in solidarity.
