Former senior officials, many of whom worked under Netanyahu for years, say reforms could cause 'long-term' damage to economy

Mandelblit to finance minister: 'Impermissible to leave the post unmanned' amid risk of destabilizing the economy; matter was held up by ongoing government infighting

Knesset State Audit Committee convened to discuss finance ministry's handling of budget process, resignation of former budget chief amid allegations of political interference

Israel Katz refusing to allow staffers to begin drafting a state budget to avert end-of-year elections, Shaul Meridor charges in first interview since explosive resignation

Shaul Meridor decries decision-making process influenced by ‘narrow interests,’ disregarding decades of budgetary rules; Finance Minister Katz accuses him of 'political interests'

PM has always sought to sideline competing ministers and make all the decisions himself; that strategy served him well in the first wave of the virus, but then he got distracted

Finance Ministry's director pushes back against claims bureaucrats holding up aid; minister Katz said to suspend funds for needy to prevent them from reaching refugee groups

After Likud MK accuses Shaul Meridor of 'torpedoing' PM's decisions, premier says 'it's inconceivable that bureaucrats... are working to thwart' his latest financial aid proposal

Amid economic chaos and no reliable forecasts, treasury insists planning 2 years ahead futile; but ensuing political instability could keep Blue and White head from PM's office