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‘We’re dealing with empty coffers’: IDF chief takes aim at Treasury over funding

Zamir orders heightened readiness from Iran and Lebanon to Gaza and the West Bank, including preparations for immediate troop reinforcements, and says the military would maintain full operational staffing throughout the upcoming holidays

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.27.26

מתוך הסרטון של בנימין נתניהו ובצלאל סמוטריץ'

Netanyahu’s spending spree leaves the next government facing austerity

Years of war spending, budget overruns and vast new defense commitments leave the next government facing tax hikes, canceled exemptions and billions more needed for health, education, welfare and infrastructure

Gad Lior | 08.23.26

Israel plans $12 billion defense boost as officials warn spending is spiraling out of control

Government plans roughly 40 billion shekels in additional defense spending, pushing the 2026 budget to 184 billion shekels as depleted weapons stocks, unpaid industry bills and long procurement delays pile up

Yuval Azoulay, Calcalist | 08.23.26

Budget ceiling will be breached so defense can receive additional 25 billion shekel

Despite Knesset recess, Netanyahu and Smotrich agreed to fund urgent purchase of weapons and ammunition for the IDF; Must receive attorney general's approval, and votes in the Finance Committee, plenum and government; Opposition claims it's 'election economics'

Gad Lior | 08.19.26

Israel's ballooning $50B war bill: IDF warns it cannot keep operating without urgent funds

The Treasury says the demand is excessive, warning that tens of billions more for defense could force deep civilian cuts and strain Israel’s credit rating

Gad Lior | 06.30.26

Israel’s defense budget set to hit record $62.8 billion as tensions persist on all fronts

Military and Defense Ministry are seeking another 40 billion shekels ($13.3 billion) to fund operations in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, high readiness for renewed war with Iran and expanded troop deployments in the West Bank

Yuval Azoulay, Calcalist | 05.18.26

Israel eyes nixing Eilat VAT exemption, retirement age hike to 70 in sweeping treasury plan

The 2027-2032 plan also weighs pension changes, cuts to tax breaks, a mileage tax, ministry closures and major investment in health, education and infrastructure

Gad Lior | 05.13.26

Israel’s budget deficit narrows to 4.2% of GDP despite war costs

Data show rolling 12-month deficit fell to 89.5B shekels in March, helped by continuing budget and delayed war outlays; officials say much larger deficits expected once defense spending, ministry funding and business compensation begin flowing

Gad Lior | 04.15.26

Israel approves new R&D tax incentives in bid to keep high-tech investment

Parliament backs 2026 R&D tax credits, with bigger incentives for firms in periphery and major tech companies, as Israel moves to protect its high-tech edge amid OECD-led tax changes and intensifying global competition for investment

ynet Global | 04.11.26

Bank of Israel stands pat at 4% as Iran war fuels fears of fresh inflation flare-up

Central bank keeps benchmark rate unchanged as war injects uncertainty into Israel’s growth outlook, while wider market turmoil pushes up oil prices and intensifies stagflation fears globally

Gad Lior | 03.30.26

More money for defense, less for education and health: inside Israel’s $221.6 billion budget

Defense spending jumps to NIS 144 billion while education, health and welfare absorb cuts; coalition pushes through NIS 790 million in disputed funds after surprise vote

Gad Lior | 03.30.26

Israel passes record 2026 budget as coalition pushes through last-minute funds for Haredi schools

Ultra-Orthodox parties back wartime budget after coalition frees frozen funds for yeshivas in surprise Knesset move that catches opposition off guard

Amir Ettinger, Moran Azulay | 03.30.26

רה"מ בנימין נתניהו ושלמה קרעי במליאה - דיון 40 חתימות

Government races to pass state budget as war continues, faces elections if it fails

Coalition plans final vote Thursday, just days before legal deadline; opposition filed more than 5,000 objections to filibuster proceedings, while ultra-Orthodox parties are expected to back budget despite tensions over military draft bill

Yuval Karni | 03.22.26

Israel says war with Iran and Hezbollah will last 'only a few weeks'

Finance Ministry lowered its economic growth forecast for 2026, with the economy now projected to grow 4.7% in 2026, down from a previous forecast of 5.2%

Gad Lior | 03.10.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ושר האוצר בצלאל סמוטריץ' בהצהרה לתקשורת

Netanyahu says contentious Haredi draft bill set aside to pass wartime budget

Alongside Smotrich, PM says government pushes to pass the state budget by the end of the month, failure to do so leading to the dissolution of Knesset and new elections

Itamar Eichner, Moran Azulay, Gad Lior | 03.10.26