In an interview on Galei Tzahal this morning, the governor of the Bank of Israel, Prof. Amir Yaron, expressed his hope that the country would not be forced to go to elections before passing a budget.

"You don't have to be a professor of economics to understand that a lack of political stability is bad for the economy, especially at a time of national crisis," Yaron said. "I hope that the various sides will manage to reach an agreement and that we won't end up going to elections without a budget in place."