Agreed: Budget of Defence to NIS 58 billion - additional NIS 7 billion

Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, the Minister of Finance, Avigdor Lieberman, and the Minister of Defense, Bnei Gantz, have agreed on a budget of NIS 58 billion for the defense establishment in 2022. This is the framework of the budget law currently being formulated. This is an addition of NIS 7 billion to the current defense budget.
The three also agreed that a response would be provided to equipping and strengthening the IDF "in accordance with threats", emphasizing the acquisition of defense companies operating in the periphery, the allocation of a budget of 750 million for the benefit of the home front in 2022, the promotion of one full mental reform and Full budgeting of the "Dimensions for Studies" program. In addition, it was agreed to regulate the issue of service periods in the outline presented by the Ministry of Defense.
The agreement was reached after Lieberman, Ganz and the chief of staff, Aviv Kochavi, held a number of meetings to decide the big dispute over the budget. An addition of about NIS 6 billion to the budget base for 2022, the Ministry of Finance was willing to talk about much less: a one-time addition of about NIS 2 billion for the "Guardian of the Walls", NIS 1 billion for settling with the disabled and upgrading the mentally debilitated, and add from next year Only about NIS 4 billion for the defense budget base.
Due to the huge gap between what the Ministry of Finance was willing to give and the demands of the defense establishment, a number of meetings were held this week, until a "compromise amount" of NIS 7 billion was set.
Defense spending is due both to the Iranian threat, but also to the increase in IDF operations in Syria and due to the need for new armaments after Operation Wall Guard around the Gaza Strip. And the mentally handicapped.