Yashar: Former Chief of Staff will reduce the defense budget

The Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, opposes an immediate cut in the defense budget but supports a gradual reduction of its share of GDP. The party opposes a general tax increase and proposes a tax on harmful products. This emerges from its economic platform in the Globes project.

The Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, opposes an immediate cut in the defense budget but supports a gradual reduction of its share of GDP over time. This emerges from its economic platform published in a special Globes project. The party opposes a general tax increase but proposes imposing a tax on harmful products such as disposable utensils and sweetened drinks. On the cost of living, Yashar supports accelerated opening of imports, expanding the "What's Good for Europe is Good for Israel" reform, and canceling unique standards. The party opposes price controls as a primary tool and supports breaking up monopolies with sectoral treatment. In the budget, Yashar will work to change priorities, cancel coalition funds, and close unnecessary ministries. The party opposes increasing the debt-to-GDP ratio and aims for a target of about 60%. In real estate, Yashar opposes raising taxes on investors and prefers increasing the supply of apartments. In transportation, it supports congestion charges provided the revenues are invested in public transportation. The article is part of a series of economic questions Globes presented to all parties; Likud, Shas, United Torah Judaism, and Ra'am did not respond.