PM's promised firefighting budget is tied up in system reform

As per the government proposal which is set to be announced on Sunday, NIS 150 million of the NIS 350 million that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to transfer to the firefighting budget is tied up in firefighting service reform, Ynet found out Thursday.

Some NIS 100 million are to be transferred to the budget immediately and another NIS 100 million were already transferred last July. The remaining NIS 150 million will be transferred to the firefight budget at the Netanyahu's discretion in coordination with the Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. (Ynet)