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Wednesday, July 8, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Social subsidies paid out early for Eid al-Fitr
The National Insurance Institute will advance payments of unemployment and child subsidies by a few days, in order to help the Muslim population prepare for Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan.
Minister of Welfare and Social Services Haim Katz and director general of the National Insurance Institute Prof. Shlomo Mor Yossef decided to bring unemployment payments forward from July 17 to July 14, and child subsidies from July 20 to July 14.
The holiday will be celebrated July 17 or July 18.
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