The Prime Minister's Office said on Sunday afternoon that proposal to examine the closure of the public broadcasting corporation was made at a meeting of coalition leaders today by Interior Minister and Shas Party Chairman Aryeh Deri as a means to find budgetary sources for government projects.
Closing the corporation represents an annual saving of half a billion shekels. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that he would examine the matter together with Finance Minister Kahlon in the framework of the 2019 budget discussions.