Knesset passes biennial state budget
The Knesset plenum passed in second and third readings the biennial state budget for 2011 and 2010 with 63 MKs voting in favor and 33 opposing. The budget for 2011 stands at NIS 247 billion ($69.07 billion) while that of 2012 totals at NIS 259 billion ($72.43 billion). (Roni Sofer)
