Details revealed.. Netanyahu's household expenses increase by 40%

SadaNews Economy Translation - Israeli official data showed an increase in the living expenses of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in occupied Jerusalem and Caesarea during the year 2024, by about 40% compared to the previous year.

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, as translated by Sada's Economy section, expenses amounted to 2,626,671 shekels in 2024, of which 1,845,000 shekels were allocated to staff expenses, and 781,000 shekels were for non-salary expenses.

In 2023, they amounted to 1,889,423 shekels.

As usual, Netanyahu's office concealed details of most expenditures for reasons related to state security and privacy.

In total, the details of expenditures amounting to 250,000 shekels were obscured.

The expenses for the two private homes without staff last year amounted to about 780,000 shekels, of which 291,000 shekels were for the home in Jerusalem and 467,000 shekels for the villa in Caesarea.

Total expenses in the first half of 2024 reached 1,457,000 shekels, with the main focus of expenses on staff.

On January 18 of last year, Netanyahu's office paid 40,000 shekels to cover staff expenses at his home in Caesarea, and on January 23 of the same month and year, the office paid 20,000 shekels to cover staff expenses at his house located on Gaza Street in Jerusalem. In February, 16,000 shekels were paid to cover staff expenses at his home in Caesarea, and in March, 23,000 shekels were paid for the same expenses in the same location.

In April, Netanyahu's office paid 12,500 shekels to cover gardening expenses (planting the surrounding orchard) in Caesarea, and in March, 3,450 shekels were paid to purchase chairs for a children's nursery in the same place. On April 11, 246 shekels were paid for purchasing tonic water, and on the same day, 357 shekels were paid for purchasing tools. In May, 14,000 shekels were paid to cover gardening expenses in Caesarea for two months, and in the same month, 90 shekels were transferred to buy a mirror for the Gaza Street home in Jerusalem.

In June of last year, a two-month electricity bill for Caesarea was paid, amounting to 2,455 shekels, and the water bill in Caesarea during the winter months of January and February reached 3,290 shekels. In March and April, the water bill amounted to 2,699 shekels.

There were significant expenses for purchasing food under the 'petty cash' category. For example, at the villa in Caesarea, 11,500 shekels were spent on this item in the first half of the year, and at the house on Gaza Street, 42,872 shekels were spent during the same period on ready-made food and groceries, while payments for internet and phone services in both residences in the first half of the year totaled 545 shekels.

In July, they spent 1,750 shekels on pest control in the Caesarea home, and the water bill in Caesarea for July and August amounted to 3,730 shekels, while the monthly landscaping costs at the villa reached 7,000 shekels. Netanyahu's home insurance on Gaza Street was 4,871 shekels, and in November 2024, 20,709 shekels were paid for maintenance costs of the villa in Caesarea for October alone.

During the second half of 2024, there was significant spending on ready-made food and groceries for the Gaza Street home. In December 2024, at least 35,309 shekels were spent on this item, and in the same month, 2,698 shekels were paid for groceries for the villa in Caesarea, which is considered exorbitant spending.

On October 19, 2024, an explosion occurred at the villa in Caesarea, and since then it has not been used.

In the second half of 2024, 42,872 new Israeli shekels from the 'petty cash fund' were spent on ready-made food and groceries at the Gaza Street home, while at the Caesarea home, 5,383 new Israeli shekels were spent in this section during this period.