Education Ministry agrees not to use results until a subsequent agreement is reached over salary dispute; union slams proposal to raise salaries to NIS 10,000 a month

The only way is up, experts say. Falling prices in the residential market are unlikely to become a long-term trend even if home sales are currently at record lows

Bills set aside NIS 485 billion in 2023, NIS 514 billion in 2024; Smotrich says bills promote 'financial stability'; Liberman warns Israel on way to unprecedented crisis

Treasury charges on with plan to increase budget by billions in 2023; seemingly ignores own warnings on potential revenue shrinkage

Top business leaders call on PM to halt contentious legislative process, saying it 'undermines the foundations of democracy' and will damage economy and society as a whole

Chief accountant emphasizes need to restore certainty for investors, rating agencies; manufacturers say Israeli entrepreneurs are looking to open factories abroad

Ministry agrees to speed up impact survey process in exchange for more funds; staff in deal with Finance Ministry after protests over plan to put private consultants on committees

Ex-staffers in Budgets Department call for immediate halt to legislative blitz; warn capital will flee and shekel devalue, leading to drop in state revenues and spending cuts

Legal counsel rules matter will be kept out of budget voting, noting 'odd and irregular' manner in which it was approved by cabinet

Agreement announced by Finance Minister Smotrch and Histadrut chief Arnon Bar-David is first salary adjustment since 2015