The Tax Authority has frozen financial assistance for residents of Bnei Brak whose homes were damaged in the Iran War, citing the city's failure to condemn an attack on its inspectors. The director wrote to the mayor stating he concluded Tax Authority workers are not welcome in the city, according to a report by Shilo Fried.
The Tax Authority's move represents a sharp escalation in the standoff between the agency and the city's leadership.
The decision follows an attack on its inspectors earlier this week, an incident the director's letter explicitly cites as the catalyst. As The Zioneer reported on July 8, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich condemned the assault at the time. The Authority's director has now taken the unprecedented step of suspending aid, asserting that the city's failure to officially condemn the violence led him to conclude that his employees are not welcome.
The freeze affects residents whose homes were damaged in the Iran War, a significant population in Bnei Brak. The mayor's office has not yet publicly responded to the letter, according to the report.
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