Crazy increase in municipal tax in Nazareth by 30% with approval of Netanyahu government and Interior Ministry
The Interior Ministry approved a 30% increase in the Arnona tax in Nazareth, making it about 20% higher than in Nof HaGalil. The article criticizes the decision, describing it as targeting the city, and conveys objections from the Front list.
The Director General of the Interior Ministry, after receiving authority from Acting Interior Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, approved the request of the appointed committee managing the Nazareth municipality to raise the Arnona tax by 30%, making it about 20% higher than the neighboring municipality of Nof HaGalil. According to unofficial information, the decision was made before the last elections but was concealed. The article states that Nazareth suffers from dire economic conditions and geographic siege, driving young couples to leave. Engineer Sharif Zubi, head of the Front list in the Nazareth municipality, commented that the request is unreasonable and results from the committee's failure in collection, which did not reach 50%, pointing out that the financial deficit stems from corruption of the previous administration and the silence of the Interior Ministry. The article uses loaded language such as "crazy increase" and "afflicted Nazareth" in the context of criticizing the government.