The Finance Ministry plans to reduce the budgets of some government offices. Allocations Wing Director Ohad Marani said today that the security situation requires a noteworthy increase in the defense budget, for which there is no source. \"The only alternative is to cut back from other government offices,\" Marani said.
The money doesn\'t seem to be going to Yesha, however. Yesterday, local Judea and Samaria leaders reported that Finance Minister Silvan Shalom plans to repudiate a promise made to them by Labor party ministers Ramon and Shochat. Shalom reportedly refuses to transfer 20 million shekels ($4.82 million) in emergency funds that were to cover the costs necessitated by the warfare in Yesha.
The money doesn\'t seem to be going to Yesha, however. Yesterday, local Judea and Samaria leaders reported that Finance Minister Silvan Shalom plans to repudiate a promise made to them by Labor party ministers Ramon and Shochat. Shalom reportedly refuses to transfer 20 million shekels ($4.82 million) in emergency funds that were to cover the costs necessitated by the warfare in Yesha.