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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Self-employed fume as government set to disburse cash for all
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA representative for self-employed Israelis hit hard financially by the pandemic seethes at the prospective of government stipends for all, regardless of income.
“It is a surreal decision to give money to people who don’t need it, instead of people who are crying out. The independent sector is bleeding. Enough of the cheap populism and shooting from the hip. The streets are on fire. We need real solutions,” says Roi Cohen, according to Channel 12.
Ministers on Sunday approved one-off stipends of up to NIS 7,500 ($2,170) for self-employed Israelis and business owners. But many received notification that the amount they would actually receive was less than NIS 2,000 ($580), stoking anger. The money arrived in their bank accounts today, Channel 12 notes.
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