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Family in which father is defined as IDF deserter won't be eligible for subsidy even if he is employed, self-employed or salaried, presents pay stubs and pays taxes; All yeshivas harboring draft dodging students will not be able to grant donors tax deductions

Treasury report finds the burden falls overwhelmingly on non-Haredi Jewish men ages 25-44, who tend to earn more, have young children and are more likely to be students than their peers

Finance Ministry data show junior IDF pay jumped 17% in two years, civilian employees averaged NIS 22,926 a month and major generals topped NIS 73,000; but how much do Mossad and Shin Bet staff earn?

Some 41,600 industrial workers who arrived in Israel during the 1990s immigration wave from the former Soviet Union are now 55 or older, raising fears of a major loss of skilled labor and decades of accumulated expertise

Pump prices are expected to fall about 25 agorot per liter Monday night as oil prices ease, though August's surge may still keep inflation high enough to delay another rate cut

Price of 95-octane gasoline will rise by 16 agorot at midnight Monday, matching the all-time high first recorded in 2012; higher global fuel prices, taxes and marketing costs drove the increase

Finance Ministry rejects military warnings of ‘empty coffers,' saying NIS 15 billion is awaiting Knesset approval and accusing defense chiefs of wasteful spending

The quarter-point cut is the fourth since the start of 2026 and the third in a row, as annual inflation falls to 1.5% and a strong shekel helps curb price pressures

Finance Ministry says it is still waiting for Netanyahu to set the final sum, leaving the urgent increase frozen as the election nears and military officials warn preparedness is 'on the brink of an abyss'

Rolling 12-month deficit falls to 3.2% of GDP as state revenues jump 11.5%, though billions in promised defense spending could reverse the trend