Treasury advances cancellation of National Insurance discount for yeshiva students

The Israeli Treasury is advancing a plan to cancel the reduced National Insurance payment for full-time yeshiva students (avreichim) and university students, according to a report.

The Treasury is promoting a policy change that would eliminate the reduced National Insurance (Bituach Leumi) contribution rate currently enjoyed by full-time yeshiva students (avreichim) and university students. The move, reported Sunday evening by an Israeli news outlet, would affect tens of thousands of Israelis in religious and academic study frameworks. No further details on implementation timeline or parliamentary procedure have been released. The Zioneer has no prior reporting on this thread.

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