{"id":9375,"date":"2014-11-01T06:44:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T06:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohelet.org.il\/article\/budget-division-what-can-be-done\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T07:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:54:11","slug":"budget-division-what-can-be-done","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/en\/article\/budget-division-what-can-be-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Kohelet Paper &#8211; Israel&#8217;s Budgets Department: What Can be Done?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Budgets Department in Israel&#8217;s Ministry of Finance is one of the most crucial department in government, and it plays an important role in determining the State\u2019s annual budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This policy paper, written by Dr. Reuven Frankenburg, explains how the Budget Department is not fulfilling its primary purpose and offers practical steps it can take to improve the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the full Hebrew paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/KPF09_Budget_FOR-MAILING.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/KPF09_Budget_FOR-MAILING.pdf\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Budgets Department in Israel&#8217;s Ministry of Finance is one of the most crucial department in government, and it plays an important role in determining the State\u2019s annual budget. 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