With the intervention of Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, the strike threat was ended in the local authorities which was to take place tomorrow.
Minister Deri instructed the Interior Ministry's Director-General, Mordechai Cohen, today to formulate a solution for balancing grants to the authorities for 2020.
It has been agreed that the Ministry of the Interior will announce the balancing grants for 2020 within 10 days, based on a budget of NIS 3.150 billion.
"I am pleased that we have reached an agreement that will allow the local authorities to function properly even during the transition government. It is important that the strike was avoided and saved unnecessary suffering from the residents, especially parents and students," said Deri.