Fiscal Policy

It has become a major factor in the planning of wage and price policy, as well as what is known in israel as “absorbing money from the public,” during the new economic policy implementation period. Among the major policy measures measures involving taxation, direct taxes have been raised somewhat and indirect taxes slightly lowered.

This paper appears as a chapter in the Center’s annual publication, Changing Social Policy: Israel 1985-1986, and is available upon request.