Israeli Finance Ministry Moves to Close Violating Ministers' Offices in Tel Aviv

Economy SadaNews - The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth revealed that the chief accountant in the Israeli Ministry of Finance is working to implement a government decision to close additional offices of some ministers in Tel Aviv, a step that could save substantial amounts of money for the state treasury.

According to information that recently reached the chief accountant's office, it appears that at least seven ministers are managing dual offices in Tel Aviv, which conflicts with government decision. Among these ministers are: Minister of Justice Yariv Levin, Minister of Transportation Miri Regev, Minister of Economy Nir Barkat, Minister of Education Yoav Kisch, Minister of Culture Miki Zohar, Minister of Innovation Gila Gamliel, and Minister of Welfare Chaim Katz. An additional office was also noted for Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi and Minister of the Environment Etty Silman. The resigned Minister of Housing Yitzhak Goldknopf also had an office before his resignation.

The report stated that Minister of Justice Levin, specifically, recently changed the locks on his office in Tel Aviv, in a move interpreted as an attempt to prevent the government’s legal advisor, Gali Baharav-Miara, from entering.

While ministers are allowed to use existing government facilities in Tel Aviv – especially on Thursdays – for holding meetings and temporary discussions, the Ministry of Finance confirmed that it will prohibit even this use if it is found to violate the government decision.

A special team from the chief accountant's office intends to examine all the mentioned offices to determine their compliance with the decision and take necessary measures to terminate or regulate their use within legal frameworks.