Posts Tagged: Israel Deficit
Israel’s National Deficit Drops 46% in Less Than 1 Year
JNS.org - Israel’s national deficit between January and November 2015 was $2 billion — 46 percent lower than the level for the same period last year,...
Lapid: Without Austerity Measures, Deficit Could ‘Bury’ Israel
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid has warned that allowing Israel's deficit to grow would "bury" the country, Globes reported Tuesday. "We must make changes together. We...
Netanyahu Fires Back at Finance Minister Lapid, Defends Record on Economy
Jerusalem Post - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fired back at Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid in the Knesset on Monday for saying last week...
Knesset Members Join Israel’s Anti-Austerity Protests
Ynet - "This protest is nothing like what we saw in 2011. It's fiercer, more political. After two years of a change in...
Lapid Signs Agreement With Histadrut Labor Union Over Budget
Times of Israel - Finance Minister Yair Lapid signed a compromise agreement with Histadrut Labor Union head Ofer Eini over the controversial proposed...
Israeli Government Budget Proposal Includes Unprecedented Taxes, Extensive Cuts
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid has presented the Israeli government with his ministry's final budget proposal for 2013-2014, outlining aggressive cuts and a series of...
Israel’s Finance Minister Lapid Plans Deficit Target of 4.65% of GDP
Globes - The cabinet today approved a deficit target of 4.65% of GDP of 2013 and 3% for 2014 as submitted by Minister of...
Lapid to Reduce Budget Cuts, Raise Deficit
Times of Israel - Responding to pressure over planned austerity measures, Finance Minister Yair Lapid reportedly backed off half his proposed budget cuts...
Israeli Economy, Stable During Global Crisis, Could Be Disturbed By Budget Deficit
While the Israeli economy has managed to steadily weather the global financial crisis of recent years, a growing budget deficit now threatens to disturb the...
Israel’s Bank Chief Fischer Warns of European Collapse and Lehman 2.0
In a bleak overview of the global economy, Stanley Fischer of the Bank of Israel, told his country's parliament on Wednesday that Europe's economy could...
