Chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu Avigdor Lieberman Addressed the Prime Minister today (Sunday) Benjamin Netanyahu And the Minister of Defense Bnei Gantz And called on them to reduce the number of government ministers. “Take national responsibility and reduce unnecessary expenses,” he wrote in his letter.
Netanyahu v. Ganz in the Knesset Plenum in the debate on the bill to postpone the approval of the budget. Photo: Knesset Channel
“The inflated government of Israel, headed by you, was formed in sin while ignoring the economic crisis and in order to arrange jobs for Likud and blue-and-white MKs,” Lieberman wrote. “36 ministers, including the prime minister, and eight deputy ministers whose entire achievements for about six months amounted to bringing Israeli citizens into unnecessary closures while harming the economy and the public’s trust in its elected representatives.”
“I do not believe that during the crisis we are in, and especially in light of the fact that the Knesset has dissolved and elections will be held in 3 months, the State of Israel will not be able to function without the Ministry of Community Advancement, the National Digital Ministry or the Ministry of Water Resources,” Lieberman said.
“I call on you to take national responsibility and reduce the number of government ministries to 18 most vital ministries such as defense, foreign affairs, finance and health and the number of deputy ministers to 4. This is the time to reduce unnecessary expenses and transfer the money, among other things, to aid affected businesses. For the self-employed, the unemployed and anyone who has been harmed financially as a result of the crisis. “