Billions: How much does the subsidy of the Arab sector cost us? ?

A C14 investigation, based on research data from the Shel Dor consulting firm and official sources, estimates that the subsidy attributed to the Arab sector amounts to approximately 40 billion shekels per year, about 19,000 shekels per capita. The calculation is based on expanding 2019 data and updating it for economic growth, plus components of non-military service and the five-year plan.

A C14 investigation, based on research data from the Shel Dor consulting firm and other official sources, presents an estimate that the subsidy attributed to the Arab sector totals approximately 40 billion shekels per year. Divided among the approximately 2.1 million members of Arab society, this amounts to about 19,000 shekels per capita. The starting point is Shel Dor's work, which mapped the balance between household payments (income tax, national insurance, VAT) and state expenditures (education, health, allowances, infrastructure, security). According to 2019 data, an Arab household paid an average of about 10,250 shekels per month versus government spending of about 15,300 shekels – a gap of about 5,000 shekels per month, which yielded a cumulative deficit of about 25.6-25.8 billion shekels per year. C14 updated these figures for economic growth and expanded the calculation to include additional components: non-military service (about 5.6 billion shekels) and the five-year plan for Arab society (about 4.4 billion shekels per year on average). The article notes that while the parallel figures for the Haredi sector (36 billion shekels) became a public headline, the numbers for the Arab sector remained in the tables.