Union chief warns schools won't open Sept. 1 if deal not inked by end of June, accuses Finance Ministry officials of discriminating against sector in which '90% of staff are women'

Draft law, met with lukewarm response from green groups, is a compromise between Environment Ministry, which wanted tougher targets, and Finance Ministry, which wanted none

Israel Tax Authority demands return of funds paid out to small businesses, self-employed professionals who didn't lose as much income as they had thought during lockdowns

New arrivals will get cash to help pay rent for a year, on top of the existing benefits provided to those who move to the country

Effects of purchase tax hike on second dwellings or more start to show, says new Finance Ministry report

Officials say they were not consulted about project announced by Health Ministry that is expected to cost $300 million

Treasury source says financial guarantees to be extended for Israeli carriers because they can't get regular insurance; most Western airlines boycotting Russia

Longtime MK, a member of the Likud and Kadima parties, resigned as treasury chief in 2007 before serving 3.5 years in prison for embezzling millions from labor union

Finance minister defends government's COVID policy of keeping economy open, says 'we haven't made cars illegal' despite car crash fatalities

8 lawmakers accuse Finance Ministry director of ignoring High Court ruling that Environmental Protection Ministry has right to prevent further risk in coral-rich Gulf of Eilat