If the Haredi parties remain outside the government: how much money will the Haredi public lose?

Israel is expected to enter a continuing budget within less than two months, which could lead to a loss of about 535 million shekels for Haredi institutions. The continuing budget does not include coalition funds, and the fear of losing these funds explains the pressure from some Haredi MKs to consider a government led by Gadi Eisenkot.

Israel is expected to enter a continuing budget in less than two months, a situation that particularly threatens the Haredi sector. The continuing budget contains no coalition funds, the budgetary source for many items advanced by the Haredi factions. The fear of losing these funds may explain the pressure from some Haredi MKs to consider a government led by Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot and to avoid further elections. According to the article, the Haredi factions will lose just over half a billion shekels, about 535 million shekels, from earmarked budgets for the sector. The main items at risk include: 100 million shekels for Haredi seminaries, 100 million shekels for incentivizing exempt and recognized educational institutions, 85 million shekels for Haredi youth organizations, 80 million shekels for Jewish-Haredi culture, 70 million shekels for summer school and after-school programs, 50 million shekels for the "Hanoch LaNaar" program, 30 million shekels for servers and secretaries in exempt institutions, and 20 million shekels for dropout youth. The damage adds to cuts already made in the yeshiva budget, which dropped from 1.7 billion shekels to 1.1 billion, and in a continuing budget could plummet to a low of 300 to 700 million shekels. Additionally, Haredim liable for conscription who have not regularized their status face economic sanctions such as revocation of daycare subsidies, allowances, and housing discounts.