With all the burden and blows, the self-employed remained outside the election campaign

The article analyzes the gap between the decrees imposed on the self-employed in the outgoing Knesset, including the law on retained earnings and the increase in National Insurance contributions, and the lack of advancement of social rights such as unemployment and sick pay. It explains that despite their demographic size, the self-employed public struggles to translate its weight into political power.

The article analyzes the situation of the self-employed in Israel during the term of the outgoing Knesset, focusing on the gap between the decrees imposed on them and the lack of advancement of their rights. It details a series of measures that burdened the self-employed, including the law on retained earnings, the tightening of Israeli invoice rules, the increase in National Insurance and health tax, and the increase in the surtax. Alongside this, the article notes that key legislative proposals aimed at regulating their social status, such as unemployment benefits, sick pay, and bereavement benefits, remained stalled. The article explains that although the self-employed public numbers over half a million people, it struggles to translate its weight into political power due to its fragmentation, unlike organized pressure groups. It quotes Giti Shlomi, acting president of the Tax Advisors Bureau, who claims that the self-employed only receive news about the tightening of obligations, and the responses of candidates Naftali Bennett and Shaul Meridor to the issue of the retained earnings law.

With all the burden and blows, the self-employed remained outside the election campaign