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Israel 2021 budget worth $129 billion to be presented to PM Monday: source
Published Nov 29, 2020 09:42AM ET
Updated Nov 29, 2020 10:15AM ET
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in Jerusalem
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Finance Ministry will present a long awaited 2021 state budget to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that will total 426 billion shekels ($128.5 billion), a ministry source said on Sunday.
The source told Reuters that the budget will include 40 to 50 reforms aimed at helping the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic and does not include any tax increases.
Israeli media noted that the 2021 budget to be presented is only 15 billion shekels more than the unapproved 2020 budget and based on a growth estimate of as much as 5%, versus an expected contraction of up to 8% this year.
The Ynet news site quoted Finance Minister Israel Katz as saying he intends to bring the budget to the cabinet for approval by mid-December.
However, Israel’s leaders are locked in a political standoff over the budget, so it is unclear whether the budget will be approved.
Failure to approve a 2021 budget by March 31 would trigger a snap election, which would be Israel’s fourth in two years.
The political squabbling has also prevented the 2020 budget from being approved. That must be approved by Dec. 23 or it could trigger a new election.
Israel is still using a prorated version of the 2019 budget approved in 2018.
Last week, Israel’s central bank urged the government to approve a 2021 state budget as soon as possible to avoid further fiscal restraint when the economy needs stimulus to weather the coronavirus crisis.
Israel has approved a stimulus of more than 140 billion shekels to help businesses and households cope with the effects of the virus.
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