New disclosures detail the costs of renovating the Prime Minister's official residence on Balfour Street, with NIS 67 million allocated for security upgrades. The report also questions costs of a previous renovation carried out under former PM Bennett.
A new report details the costs of renovating the Prime Minister's official residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem, including NIS 67 million for security-related upgrades. The disclosure appears to follow a series of reports and legal cases concerning government spending on official residences. In a related earlier case, former PM Naftali Bennett settled a defamation suit over allegations that NIS 50 million for his home's safe room was fraudulent, according to The Zioneer's previous reporting (as a BACKGROUND item). The current report raises further questions about renovations undertaken during Bennett's tenure. No official response from the Prime Minister's Office has been documented in this batch of messages.
- DevelopingReport: Netanyahu's three homes cost taxpayers NIS 2.7 million in 18 months
- StrongNetanyahu's Office: Official Residence Expenses Significantly Lower Than Predecessors
- DevelopingReport: Security for Netanyahu family costs 4.5 million shekels per year
- StrongNew PMO expense report shows Bennett's spending nearly three times Netanyahu's
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