The government's decision to adopt the Mor Yosef Committee recommendations for rehabilitating wounded IDF soldiers includes a 4% across-the-board cut to several ministries' base budgets starting in 2027, according to N12 journalist Yuval Shdeh. Specific cuts include NIS 80 million from culture, science, and sports; nearly NIS 500 million from police, prisons, and the National Security Ministry; and tens of millions from employment budgets. The cuts were approved in the same week the government demanded hundreds of millions in coalition funds.
The government's adoption of the Mor Yosef Committee recommendations for rehabilitating wounded IDF soldiers, first reported by The Zioneer at 20:52 Jerusalem, carries a previously understated element: a 4% across-the-board cut to the base budgets of several ministries, starting in 2027. New details from N12 journalist Yuval Shdeh specify the targets: NIS 80 million from culture, science, and sports; nearly NIS 500 million from police, prisons, and the National Security Ministry; and tens of millions from employment budgets. The cut was approved in the same week the government demanded hundreds of millions in coalition funds, a contrast Shdeh's report highlights.
The Zioneer's earlier bulletin noted that the cut was not publicly highlighted. Subsequent reports on budget pressures — including a 15 billion shekel transfer to the defense budget (July 3) and a 50 million shekel cut from the Knesset budget (July 12) — provide context for the wider fiscal squeeze. The Mor Yosef committee's rehabilitation recommendations were originally dropped from the government agenda in mid-July before being revived.
The new details sharpen the trade-off: the government is committing to long-term rehabilitation funding while imposing broad cuts on civilian ministries and the police, a move that may face opposition from coalition partners and interest groups.
2 developments
- DevelopingGovernment drops rehabilitation budget for wounded IDF soldiers, Channel 14 reports
- DevelopingIsrael to approve NIS 2.4 billion plan to encourage aliyah of doctors eligible under Law of Return
- DevelopingNew Recommendations to Allocate NIS 2 Billion Annually for IDF Disabled Veterans
- StrongGovernment to approve NIS 500 million for Shin Bet's fight against Arab organized crime
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