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Smotrich says ‘Israelis will profit’ from 2025 state budget
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich thanks ministers who approved the 2025 state budget, adding that it reaches the government’s goals of a 4.3 percent deficit, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Smotrich expresses hope that the budget will allow Israel to emerge from the ongoing war with accelerated economic growth, adding that “Israelis will profit from this.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanks the work of ministers and officials on the budget.
“We are bringing an important, difficult, but necessary budget in a year of war,” he says.
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