Interior Minister Aryeh Deri has decided to grant local governments an extension to pass their budget before dissolving the council and assuming control.

Interior Minister Aryeh Deri on Sunday gave a 14-day extension to five local municipalities and cities which to date have not succeeded in passing a budget since municipal elections in October 2018. According to the law, if a budget is not passed by 30 June 2019, the ministry steps in and appoints a committee to assume control over the municipality or city until there are new elections.

The 14-day extension provides them with yet another opportunity to pass a budget before the ministry intervenes. This applies to the Tiveria, Rahat, Ohr Akiva, Tiveria, Yarka and Isfiya.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)