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The government is considering advancing legislation that would make it possible to require corona tests, according to which if a person does not perform the test as required, he will be charged with a criminal offense that will be enforced by a fine - according to a government law memorandum distributed tonight (Monday) by the Ministry of Health. This is a very unusual proposal, which states that "the possibility" of advancing the legislation is being considered to "address a situation of concern about the outbreak of a dangerous strain of the corona virus, such as a vaccine that is less...

Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman has decided to increase compensation for businesses affected by the Corona crisis in 2020. The compensation will be given as a one-time grant. The Ministry of Finance has established several assistance routes for businesses that have been affected due to the decrease in the scope of their activities. After examining the entitlements and providing a response to businesses that were particularly severely affected during 2020. Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman: "Thanks to the responsible conduct of the government and the preservation of business sector...

The Innovation Authority's report shows that Israeli high-tech workers, who constitute about 10% of the employees in the economy, are responsible for about sixty percent of the income tax receipts from employees in Israel. According to the report, the high-tech companies are responsible for 43% of Israeli exports and 40% of the value of the companies in the Tel Aviv 35 index of the large companies on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The employees of the R&D centers of the multinational companies in Israel are relatively responsible for tax payments that are six times larger than their share...

The Natural Resources Taxation Law passed on Wednesday evening by a majority of 9 MKs against 0 opponents and entered the law book of the State of Israel after long months of discussions and delays. In this way, the "wealth fund", to which taxes from gas profits are directed, will probably accumulate more than a billion shekels in 2022, and the money will be able to be used for public use. Thanks to the amendment to the law, levies over $ 200 million, the payment of which has been delayed for a long time due to disputes with the tax authority, will soon be paid for the benefit of all...

The government is expected to approve at its weekly meeting on Sunday a plan to promote and expand economic ties between Israel and Egypt. The plan was formulated following visits by the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the Minister of Economy and the Minister of Energy to Egypt over the past year, as well as the Egyptian Foreign Minister's visit to Israel. Among the goals of the program: assistance to significantly increase long-term and broad-ranging engagements between companies, organizations and governments of the two countries; Significantly increase knowledge exports, civic...

The government is expected to approve a plan by the Ministries of Science, Energy and Environmental Protection to promote climate technologies, even though Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has already decided to dissolve the Knesset. The scope of the program, which is based on team recommendations between ministries to promote technological innovation in the field of climate, is NIS 3 billion - and it will be submitted to the government for approval on Sunday. The budget of the program comes from the budgets of the offices involved. The work of the headquarters is an initiative of the...