New budget includes tough terms for haredim

08.05.2013                      28.Ijar. 5773                     Tag 43 des Omer; Jerusalemtag

Politik:

New budget includes tough terms for haredim

Municipal tax discounts, housing and daycare subsidies will be conditioned on employment of both parents.

The budget for 2013 and 2014 presented on Tuesday will have a dramatic impact on the haredi community.
Various provisions in the document will make state benefits dependent on participation in the workforce, and funding for educational institutions will depend on the integration of secular studies into the ultra-Orthodox education system….