Sa’ar to vote against war budget, saying it lacks ‘politically difficult decisions’

14 January 2024, 10:29 pm

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MK Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee hearing, January 29, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)

Minister Gideon Sa’ar says that he will vote against the war budget in the cabinet because the current proposal does not reduce the expected deficit enough.

“Israel has entered a long security crisis, which is also an economic crisis, which requires significant economic measures to be taken,” Sa’ar writes on X.

He says that the budget should include “politically difficult decisions” in order to gain public trust, suggesting a cut in the salaries of senior officials: “Unfortunately, these are missing in the budget brought to the government.”