A meeting with Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and heads of Israel’s student unions has resulted in a significant discount in arnona property tax for students living in dorm apartments, a 67% discount, similar to educational institutions.

Deri explained the government’s commitment to students of higher education and the need to lower the cost of living for the student population.

Deri has been committed to lowering the cost of living, as he explained during the elections, telling the tzibur his Shas party is committed to helping the working and lower income families survive by lowering the cost of living.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)