Finance Ministry

Former finance minister Kahlon to admit offense in UnetCredit collapse case

Moshe Kahlon is set to admit he failed to properly report serious UnetCredit financial irregularities while serving as company chairman.

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon
 Trial runs of the new Metropolitan Light Rail in Yaffo-Tel Aviv. The Light Rail will run through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities. August 01, 2023.

Victory for the Negev vision: Light Rail will reach gates of the intelligence campus - opinion

Israel Malachi

Gov’t approves Smotrich ally Israel Malachi as Finance Ministry director-general

Education Minister Yoav Kisch at the education system's arranging room at the Ministry of Education in Jerusalem, in preparation for the opening of schools in the country tomorrow morning, August 31, 2025.

Finance Ministry data gaps blocked High Court update on haredi funding, Education Ministry says


Netanyahu faces triple crisis as budget, Gaza, and haredi draft deadlines loom - analysis

Coalition tensions over the hostage deal, budget deadline, and haredi draft converge to create the perfect political storm for the Israeli government.

 A WEARY Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

2024 deficit 6.9% of GDP, 2025 budget must be passed, says accountant-general

The provisional budget is much lower than the proposed budget for 2025, and it is impossible to continue to function over time without passing the 2025 budget, the accountant-general said.

 Yali Rothenberg, Accountant General of the Ministry of Finance attends a press conference at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on October 19, 2023.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange moves to Monday to Friday trading

Friday's trading, however, would end at 2 p.m. so that Shabbat is still observed.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends Israel Hayom's security conference in Jerusalem, December 1, 2024

Director-General of Finance Ministry submits resignation to Smotrich

"I have worked with the Finance Minister hand in hand and I am very sorry to be forced to end my role now," Heisler said.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Finance Ministry Director General Shlomi Heisler attend a committee meeting at the Knesset on February 12, 2024.

It's time for the government to embrace lessons from Israel's hi-tech sector - opinion

Adopting private-sector principles doesn’t mean running the government like a business. It means fostering a culture of efficiency, accountability, and alignment in service of the public good.

 Highrises in Tel Aviv, July 14, 2024.

Tax Authority confirms higher vehicle tax rates for 2025

Alongside the adjustment to purchase tax on electric vehicles, all gasoline, diesel, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles will become more expensive.

 Income Tax and Property Tax Department at the Finance Ministry

Month after deadline, Israel's 2025 budget bills brought to Knesset

The total budget for 2025 will be approximately NIS 706 billion, and include budget cuts relative to the 2024 budget, totaling about NIS 37 billion.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich with MK Moshe Gafni during a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 3, 2024

Hundreds of IDF reservists to receive back money from wrongfully imposed fines

The NII also offered to freeze debts for some reservists, according to the KAN report.

  Israel at war - IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip.

Israel's deficit shrinks to 7.9% of GDP despite war expenses, still above annual target

Despite ongoing war expenses pushing annual spending up by 26.3 percent, Israel's deficit has improved to 7.9% of GDP in October, with state revenue climbing to NIS 398.6 billion.

 Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.

State Comptroller: Tax Authority missed NIS 3b from crypto

The State Comptroller stressed the need to examine how to collect taxes from the cryptocurrency market before the government raises taxes for the public.

 Engleman at the Israel Bar Association conference