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Government bill · 25th Knesset · published as law 30 September 2025

חוק תקציב נוסף לשנת הכספים 2025, התשפ"ו-2025Law on an Additional Budget for the Fiscal Year 2025, 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Status: התקבלה בקריאה שלישית

Topics: State budget* · * from the Knesset's official law classification

What the sponsors propose

The Bill seeks to amend the Budget Law for fiscal year 2025 and approve a total budget addition of 30,849,000 thousand new shekels, including additions to the Ministry of Defense, allocations to National Insurance, various security expenses, and payment of interest and commissions. According to the sponsors, the need for the addition stems from the increase in the scope of reserve duty mobilization and additional combat expenses during Operation Gideon's Chariots, which began in May 2025, and Operation Rising Lion against Iran, which began on 13 June 2025, including strikes and counter-strikes that entailed significant security expenses not anticipated when the budget was formulated. According to the explanatory notes, even the additional amount set in the Budget Foundations Law is insufficient to meet all the needs, among other things due to the conduct of the Ministry of Defense, and therefore an additional budget law is required as stated in Section 3(c) of the Basic Law: The State Economy, which also includes increasing the expenditure limit set in the Deficit Reduction and Budgetary Expenditure Limitation Law.

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Hebrew original

הצעת החוק מבקשת לתקן את חוק התקציב לשנת הכספים 2025 ולאשר תוספת תקציב כוללת בסך 30,849,000 אלפי שקלים חדשים, מתוכה תוספות למשרד הביטחון, להקצבות לביטוח הלאומי, להוצאות ביטחוניות שונות ולתשלום ריבית ועמלות. לדברי המציעים, הצורך בתוספת נובע מהגידול בהיקף גיוס המילואים ומהוצאות הלחימה הנוספות במהלך מבצע "מרכבות גדעון" שהחל במאי 2025 ומבצע "עם כלביא" נגד איראן שהחל ב-13 ביוני 2025, הכוללים תקיפות ותקיפות נגד שגררו הוצאות ביטחוניות משמעותיות שלא נצפו בעת גיבוש התקציב. לפי דברי ההסבר, גם הסכום הנוסף הקבוע בחוק יסודות התקציב אינו מספיק למענה על כלל הצרכים, בין השאר בשל התנהלות משרד הביטחון, ולכן נדרש חוק תקציב נוסף כאמור בסעיף 3(ג) לחוק-יסוד: משק המדינה, הכולל גם הגדלת מגבלת ההוצאה הקבועה בחוק הפחתת הגירעון והגבלת ההוצאה התקציבית.

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Readings

What was said in the plenum

The law seeks to increase the 2025 budget framework by about 30 billion shekels, mainly to finance defense expenses stemming from the continuation of the fighting (Operation Gideon's Chariots and Operation Rising Lion), as well as to fund victims of hostile actions. The debate revolved mainly around the question of whether this is an emergency budget necessary for the war effort or a budget concealing political-coalition payments, alongside broad criticism of the government's management of the economy, the war, and the political crisis.

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Hebrew original

החוק מבקש להגדיל את מסגרת התקציב לשנת 2025 בכ-30 מיליארד שקל, בעיקר למימון הוצאות הביטחון הנובעות מהמשך הלחימה (מבצע מרכבות גדעון ומבצע עם כלביא), וכן למימון נפגעי פעולות איבה. הדיון סבב בעיקר סביב השאלה האם מדובר בתקציב חירום הכרחי למאמץ המלחמתי או שמא בתקציב שמוסווים בתוכו תשלומים פוליטיים-קואליציוניים, לצד ביקורת רחבה על ניהול הכלכלה, המלחמה והמשבר המדיני של הממשלה.

Arguments for

  • The additional budget is needed to fund the costs of the fighting that exceeded forecasts due to the continuation of Operation Gideon's Chariots and Operation Rising Lion, thereby enabling budgetary stability and certainty for government ministries and for defense operational capability.
    Ofir Sofer (Religious Zionism), Hanoch Dov Milwidsky (Likud)
  • Whoever votes against the budget is in effect opposing funds intended for IDF soldiers, reservists, ammunition, and victims of hostile actions, thereby acting against the needs of the state in wartime.
    Ofir Katz (Likud)
  • This is a budget that underwent professional and responsible staff work by Finance Ministry and Defense Ministry officials, in an attempt to balance defense needs with budgetary constraints.
    Hanoch Dov Milwidsky (Likud), Moshe Solomon (Religious Zionism), Bezalel Smotrich

Arguments against

  • The majority for approving the budget was achieved through coalition deals and political bribery payments to coalition factions (religious councils, hillulot celebrations, the Ministry of Heritage, the Ministry of Settlement, and others), exploiting the state of emergency to advance sectoral and coalition interests.
    Vladimir Beliak (Yesh Atid), Naor Shiri (Yesh Atid), Orit Farkash Hacohen (Blue and White)
  • This is the eighth budget out of three original budgets within about two years, demonstrating a continuing failure in economic management, a deepening deficit, a credit rating downgrade, rising cost of living, and negative per capita growth.
    Vladimir Beliak (Yesh Atid), Naor Shiri (Yesh Atid), Orit Farkash Hacohen (Blue and White), Adi Ezuz (Yesh Atid)
  • The government is transferring public funds and large sums of money for the civilian needs of Gaza residents (approximately 1.6 billion shekels), while urgent needs in Israel such as the rehabilitation of Soroka Hospital or assistance to reservists harmed in service are not properly funded.
    Oded Forer (Yisrael Beytenu), Ahmad Tibi (Hadash–Ta'al), Yasmin Fridman (Yesh Atid)
  • The opposition demands that the government close unnecessary ministries and act with budgetary responsibility before further increasing the deficit and the tax burden on the public.
    Orit Farkash Hacohen (Blue and White), Yasmin Fridman (Yesh Atid)
  • The budget increase is taking place without sufficient transparency regarding the coalition agreements accompanying it, which raises suspicion of misleading the public and Knesset members.
    Gilad Kariv (Labor)
Who spoke (53)
MemberFactionReadingsSpeechesIn the final vote
Ofir SoferReligious Zionism coalitionFirst reading2for
Vladimir BeliakYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading3against
Avichay Avraham BuaronLikud coalitionFirst reading2for
Meirav CohenYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Merav Ben AriYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading1no record
Naor ShiriYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading4against
Ram Ben BarakYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Tally GotlivLikud coalitionFirst reading2for
Meir CohenYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Pnina TamenoBlue and White oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Oded ForerYisrael Beytenu oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Tatiana MazarskyYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Aida Touma SlimanHadash–Ta'al oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Orit Farkash HacohenBlue and White oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Elazar SternYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Waleed AlhwashlaRa'am oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Ron KatzYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Avi MaozNoam oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Michal Miriam WoldigerReligious Zionism coalitionFirst reading1for
Ariel KallnerLikud coalitionFirst reading1for
Yoav SegalovitzYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading1no record
Ofir KatzLikud coalitionFirst reading, Third reading3for
Amit HaleviLikud coalitionFirst reading1no record
Merav MichaeliLabor oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Adi EzuzYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Issac Shimon WasserlaufOtzma Yehudit coalitionFirst reading1for
Gilad KarivLabor oppositionFirst reading, Third reading4against
Moshe TurpazYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Alon SchusterBlue and White oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Shelly Tal MeronYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Mansour AbbasRa'am oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Ahmad TibiHadash–Ta'al oppositionFirst reading, Third reading3against
Yasmin FridmanYesh Atid oppositionFirst reading, Third reading2against
Hanoch Dov MilwidskyLikud coalitionThird reading2for
Sharon NirYisrael Beytenu oppositionThird reading1against
Naama LazimiLabor oppositionThird reading1against
Eitan GinzburgBlue and White oppositionThird reading1against
Moshe SolomonReligious Zionism coalitionThird reading1for
Yaron LeviYesh Atid oppositionThird reading1against
Karine ElharrarYesh Atid oppositionThird reading1against
Hamad AmarYisrael Beytenu oppositionThird reading1against
Simon DavidsonYesh Atid oppositionThird reading1against
Evgeny SovaYisrael Beytenu oppositionThird reading1against
Efrat Rayten MaromLabor oppositionThird reading1against
Matti Sarfatti HarcaviYesh Atid oppositionThird reading1against
Michal Shir SegmanYesh Atid oppositionThird reading1against
Yasir HujeiratRa'am oppositionThird reading1against
Mickey LevyYesh Atid oppositionThird reading1against
Debbie BitonYesh Atid oppositionThird reading1against
Samir Bin SaidHadash–Ta'al oppositionThird reading1against
Waleed TahaRa'am oppositionThird reading1against
Ayman OdehHadash–Ta'al oppositionThird reading1against
Bezalel Smotrich—Third reading1no record

An automatic summary of the plenum transcripts: the debate on the bill at every reading it was voted on. Arguments are given as the speakers made them; this is not an assessment. The list of speakers comes from the transcript, without a model. A very long debate: every speech was shortened to the same length before summarising. Transcripts of the sittings: 1, 2

Reservations, sections and other votes (42)

In order. Votes on reservations and individual sections are shown separately from the vote on the bill as a whole.

Source: bill page in the Knesset legislation database ↗

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