About NIS 6.65 billion in frozen coalition funds have still not been cleared for wartime use, according to a High Court petition filed by the Movement for Quality Government.
In its petition, MQG asks the court to order Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to “immediately stop the distribution of coalition funds, and redistribute those funds to the war effort, as required” by a recent cabinet decision.
The MQG petition says that out of the NIS 13.77 billion ($3.6 billion) total in two-year coalition funds, NIS 1.15 billion ($300m) remains in limbo for 2023 and NIS 5.5 billion ($1.4 billion) is tied to 2024.
Government decision 1006 said all non-transferred coalition discretionary funds must be redirected to the war effort, but they still have not been ordered by the Treasury back to its general reserve, a move that requires approval by the Knesset’s Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee and Finance Ministry have not answered requests to verify the figures.
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