Current sectionIsrael NewsThe vote, the fifth since the conflict began, will raise the deficit to 5.2% of GDP and fund a 30.8 billion shekel increase in expenses, primarily for the defense establishmentShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAugust 20, 2025Israeli ministers voted Tuesday to increase the government budget and deficit, and to implement a 3.35 percent across-the-board cut to most of the state budget starting in 2026, in order to fund the multi-year plan for Gaza and offset the deficits created by the war.CommentsIn the NewsChina Won't Bail Trump Out of His Iran Woes – Maybe the OppositeTrump Says He Would Accept Iran Suspending Its Nuclear Program for 20 YearsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionNetanyahu's Pick for Mossad Chief Attacks AG, Says She's Acting in 'Bad Faith'Israel, Lebanon Resume Talks Amid IDF Eviction Orders, Hezbollah Drone AttacksRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump Statue'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran Standoff
Israeli cabinet increases state budget and deficit, ostensibly to fund Gaza war plan
The Vote, the Fifth Since the Conflict Began, Will Raise the Deficit to 5.2% of GDP and Fund a 30.8 Billion Shekel Increase in Expenses, Primarily for the Defense Establishment
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