Zvi Zrahiya

With budget cuts imminent, Netanyahu may have trouble finding someone to head the treasury.

But prospective coalition line-up should enable 2013 budget to pass easily.

After the polls close on Tuesday and the votes are counted, rookie Knesset members will discover the many lush trappings of elected office. Here are the perks that your own taxes are paying for.

First Netanyahu offered outgoing Communications Minister Moshe Kahlon the Finance portfolio, but he declined, say Likud sources.

Business owners whose actions cause the public monetary losses must bear personal responsibility for the damage and reparations, says Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar.

NGO to issue incoming MKs a guidebook so they won't become 'easy prey for inaccurate data and spin tactics.'

PM earned less than chief actuary, IEC emergency worker more than his CEO.

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin promises to tighten regulation on the work of the lobbyists at the Knesset after the election.

Most of the political parties say they favor hikes, but Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu says it's not sure any increases are needed to close the budget gap.

Salaries tied to CPI should rise by about 1.4%, wages tied to average wage will rise about 3%.

Central bank figures show property speculators piling into housing market

Committee also approves an across the board cut in government spending of NIS 740 million for 2012.

But unions will fight, and some economists see no need to take them on.

Steps aiming to save public charges of NIS 200m a year stalled by election.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, the problem doesn't stem from erosion of the middle class.

The committee is expected to wrap up its deliberations on Tuesday over the new regulations, which were proposed by the Finance Ministry.

A land incursion in the Gaza Strip would not only add to the costs of material damage and lost production as families are confined to shelters, but also to labor lost to reserve duty.

Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom talks about his accomplishments in the Negev and Galilee, his outspoken wife, and why we need to save journalism.

Bowing to pressure from these executives, Defense Ministry Director General Udi Shani and Finance Ministry Director General Doron Cohen sent the Knesset State Control Committee a letter asking to delay the report.

Finance Ministry announces it will provide state guarantees for up to a billion shekels for the IEC's corporate bonds.

Knesset approves raft of legislation, including supervision over executive pay, water company dividends, in special session.

Levy has been a catalyst for reducing prices and increasing competition across the grocery-chain sector.

The 'Concentration Law' is intended to reduce the economic concentration and monopolies in Israel.

According to new survey, 26 percent of Likud voters oppose the merger, while 58 percent support it; among Yisrael Beiteinu voters 51% in favor, 35% opposed.

At one point almost a third of the current Knesset was either a minister or deputy minister. Beyond the high-profile grandees lurk a swath of ministers without portfolios. What do they actually achieve, and is this really the most effective form of governance?