Lapid on cuts: Empathy can't replace policy
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Finance Minister Yair Lapid referred to his economic plan, which includes a cut of NIS 18 billion in government expenses and a NIS 1 billion tax raise, and said: "We'll not hide behind the deficit but quite the opposite; we'll view it as an opportunity to change priorities for the State of Israel.
Lapid added: "Our heart goes out to anyone who can't make ends meet, but empathy can't replace policy. In two years every Israeli will feel the change, feeling that he lives in a fair state which treats his money with respect." (Moran Azulay)
