{"id":18416,"date":"2025-06-04T14:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T14:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18416"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T14:45:14","slug":"netanyahu-under-fire-over-budget-transfers-to-non-essential-ministries-amid-coalition-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/04\/netanyahu-under-fire-over-budget-transfers-to-non-essential-ministries-amid-coalition-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Under Fire Over Budget Transfers to Non-Essential Ministries Amid Coalition Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing widespread criticism over his spending plans. The financial news outlet Calcalist reported that \u201cthe looting never stops,\u201d accusing Netanyahu of trying to divert half a billion shekels to non-essential ministries rather than addressing Israel\u2019s deepening budget deficit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"1456\">According to the report, the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office requested the Finance Committee to approve the transfer of 455 million shekels (approx. $129 million) from surplus funds for the 2024\u20132025 period to various ministries, including the Ministry of Heritage and the Ministry of Settlements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"1456\">These funds were allocated in last year\u2019s budget law but were not distributed by the end of the fiscal year. The committee has yet to approve the transfers, but Netanyahu\u2019s coalition holds a built-in majority in the Finance Committee, making passage likely<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1710\">Opposition MK Vladimir Beliak, a member of the Finance Committee, said:&#8221;The Finance Committee is meeting to approve hundreds of millions for unnecessary ministries. We will fight this criminal opacity and restore rational, fair budget allocation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18417\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18417 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/221-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Opposition MK Vladimir Beliak, a member of the Finance Committee, said:&quot;The Finance Committee is meeting to approve hundreds of millions for unnecessary ministries.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/221-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/221-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/221-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/221-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opposition MK Vladimir Beliak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1712\" data-end=\"1742\">The planned transfers include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"2637\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1838\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1838\">191 million shekels to the Ministry of Settlements (Minister: Orit Strock, Religious Zionism)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"1839\" data-end=\"1926\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"1841\" data-end=\"1926\">88.42 million shekels to the Ministry of Social Equality (Minister: May Golan, Likud)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2014\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"1929\" data-end=\"2014\">4.15 million shekels to the Authority for the Advancement of Women (also under Golan)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2142\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2142\">37 million shekels to the Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee (Minister: Yitzhak Wasserlauf, Otzma Yehudit)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-19\" data-start=\"2143\" data-end=\"2262\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-20\" data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2262\">32.35 million shekels to the Ministry of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition (Minister: Meir Porush, United Torah Judaism)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-21\" data-start=\"2263\" data-end=\"2357\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-22\" data-start=\"2265\" data-end=\"2357\">27.42 million shekels to the Ministry of Heritage (Minister: Amichai Eliyahu, Otzma Yehudit)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-23\" data-start=\"2358\" data-end=\"2452\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-24\" data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2452\">20.25 million shekels to the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs (Minister: Amichai Chikli, Likud)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-25\" data-start=\"2453\" data-end=\"2546\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-26\" data-start=\"2455\" data-end=\"2546\">18 million shekels to the Ministry of Regional Cooperation (Minister: David Amsalem, Likud)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-27\" data-start=\"2547\" data-end=\"2637\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-28\" data-start=\"2549\" data-end=\"2637\">15.4 million shekels to the Ministry for Strategic Affairs (Minister: Ron Dermer, Likud)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16902\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/222222.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli media reports suggest Prime Minister Netanyahu may consider a plea deal to avoid jail time as his corruption trial enters a critical phase,\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/222222.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/222222-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/222222-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netanyahu corruption trial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-29\" data-start=\"2639\" data-end=\"2675\">Coalition at Risk Over Tax Law<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-30\" data-start=\"2676\" data-end=\"3015\">Netanyahu is also facing a serious threat to his coalition\u2019s stability after failing to pass the Tax Evasion Law demanded by ultra-Orthodox parties. The political system is once again questioning the survival of the government and the timing of a potential early election\u2014despite the next Knesset election being scheduled for October 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-31\" data-start=\"3017\" data-end=\"3199\">Finance Committee Chair Moshe Gafni informed the Prime Minister\u2019s Office on Wednesday:&#8221;If no meaningful progress is made on the bill by tonight, immediate measures will follow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-32\" data-start=\"3201\" data-end=\"3463\">The ultra-Orthodox parties United Torah Judaism and Shas have since withheld votes on coalition bills in protest. Gafni\u2019s latest threat could escalate to freezing committee work, including his own Finance Committee, or halting support for government legislation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-33\" data-start=\"3465\" data-end=\"3911\">In early April 2025, UTJ and Shas issued a deadline to Netanyahu: pass the Tax Evasion Law or risk their resignation from the coalition. That deadline expired earlier this week. In a last-ditch effort to delay the fallout, Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs met with Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chair Yuli Edelstein (Likud) and Haredi leaders led by Minister Ariel Atias (Shas), requesting a 10-day extension before any resignations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing widespread criticism over his spending plans. The financial news outlet Calcalist reported that \u201cthe looting never stops,\u201d accusing Netanyahu of trying to divert half a billion shekels to non-essential ministries rather than addressing Israel\u2019s deepening budget deficit. 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