Eisenkot's new MK takes on the property tax equalization fund: "Widening gaps"

MK Osher Gani Gonen (Yashar!) is launching a campaign to abolish the property tax equalization fund, arguing that the law widens gaps and harms the independence of local authorities. Interior Ministry data shows Tel Aviv is expected to receive about NIS 30 million from the fund, while Haifa is required to transfer about NIS 10 million.

MK Osher Gani Gonen (Yashar!), just days after being sworn into the Knesset, is launching a campaign to abolish the property tax equalization fund. She argues that the law, approved in 2023 as part of the Arrangements Law, does not advance a solution to the housing crisis nor accelerate construction, but rather widens gaps, harms municipalities that invest in economic development, and makes it harder for them to provide basic services. Gani Gonen, who until recently headed the South Sharon Regional Council, claims the mechanism punishes efficient municipalities and rewards external market forces. In her view, narrowing gaps must be funded from the state budget. According to Interior Ministry data for 2025, Tel Aviv is expected to receive nearly NIS 30 million from the fund, Jerusalem about NIS 18 million, while Haifa is required to transfer about NIS 10 million. Gani Gonen stated that the law should be completely abolished.