Archive for the ‘Minister of Finance’ tag
Settlers and Settlements: December 31, 2012
Minister of Finance, Yuval Steinitz (Likud), signed off on a map of national priorities, which provides tax benefits for land purchases for housing in 660 communities, including 87 settlements in the West Bank. Frontier communities which have been targeted by rockets from the Gaza Strip were not included in the list. (Haaretz)
(Hebrew – Ynet)
Political: June 20, 2012
The State Comptroller’s report on the Carmel Fire places overall responsibility for the low level of preparedness of the fire services on the whole government, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The report places special responsibility on Interior Minister Eli Yishai who is in charge of the fire services and on Minister of Finance Yuval Steinitz who conditioned the transfer of funds to the fire services on their completion of an organizational reform. (Haaretz)
(Hebrew - Walla)
Military and Security Forces: January 12, 2012
According to Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, two years ago the Ministry of Defense requested NIS 2.8 billion to build a 200km-long fence on the Israel-Egypt border excluding Gaza, while the Israeli Roads Company requested NIS 1 billion for the same work.
(Hebrew)
Political: November 30, 2011
The bill proposing to limit donations to human rights organizations has been revised so that it will deny fundraising by organizations calling for conscientious objection or a boycott of Israel. Other organizations will need to undergo a hearing in front of the Knesset’s Finance Committee and get the approval of the Minister of Finance in order to avoid being taxed on their donations.
(Hebrew)
Military and Security Forces: November 21, 2011
Minister of Finance Yuval Shteinitz (Likud) said in a deliberation of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the security establishment’s budget is not being handled with transparency and that he has no means to conduct oversight of it.
(Hebrew)
Closed Society: July 7, 2011
Women who arrived at the Forum of Directors conference of the ultra-Orthodox newspaper Hatzofe in Jerusalem claim they were not allowed to attend the event because it was for men only. Conference speakers included, among others, Minister of Finance Yuval Schteinitz, and the mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat.
(Hebrew )
