Will the sanctions be tightened? The document that reveals who really benefits from state benefits

A document from the Budget Division of the Ministry of Finance, revealed on 'Sheva', exposes enormous gaps in state benefits between the Haredi public and other Jews in Israel. The gaps, current as of 2022, underlie the Treasury's recommendation to expand economic sanctions against draft dodgers, focusing on revoking daycare subsidies as early as the upcoming school year.

A document from the Budget Division of the Ministry of Finance, revealed this evening on the program 'Sheva', exposes enormous gaps in the economic benefits enjoyed by the Haredi public compared to other Jews in Israel. The data, current as of 2022, were presented at a discussion held by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on enforcing the draft obligation for yeshiva students. The gaps are significant in every area: daycare subsidies (28% for Haredim vs. 4% for others, a 7-fold gap), the 'Nitzanim' after-school program (64% vs. 9%, a 7-fold gap), grants for homebuyers in the periphery (21% vs. 1%, a 21-fold gap), and municipal tax discounts (72% vs. 17%, a 4-fold gap). According to the meeting summary, the Treasury sees the daycare subsidy program as a particularly effective tool for exerting pressure 'to increase the number of recruits' and recommended revoking eligibility for draft evaders as early as the upcoming school year. It was also proposed to conduct further inquiry into the rent assistance program.