J'lem municipality appeals to High Court: Finance Ministry preventing transfer of millions
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The Jerusalem municipality submitted a petition to the High Court against the Finance Ministry for allegedly breaking an official commitment.
The petition stems from conflict between Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon over the "capital grant" to the municipality's annual budget. The municipality said the ministry was blocking the transfer of NIS 105 million it had committed to transferring as part of an agreement to solve the municipal budgetary crisis.
Municipality employees blocked the entrance to the Finance Ministry's offices in the city Sunday morning by stacking garbage near the doors.
