During a debate of a bill that would limit the purview of the state comptroller, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and other cabinet members express their opposition, forcing a postponement of a vote on the initiative.
The bill, sponsored by MK Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home party), would prevent the comptroller from criticizing the ongoing decision-making process, limiting him to commentary on past decisions and conduct.
According to Hebrew media reports, Kahlon urges a vote on the initiative during the weekly meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, the cabinet panel for fast-tracking bills, in order to kill the initiative.
But the committee’s chair, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home), realizing there is no majority for the move, postpones the vote by 30 days.
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