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Knesset passes biennial budget bill
Cabinet's proposal to script biennial budget passes in second and third Knesset readings following all-night discussion on issue ironing out dozens of reservations expressed by opposition members. Livni one of only MKs to remain in discussion throughout night. Opposition: Nothing will be easy for this government. Oron: Coverup for buying future coalition votes
The biennial budget bill passed in its second and third readings Tuesday in the Knesset. In its third reading, the bill passed with a majority of 63 members of Knesset for, and 27 against. Four out of the five Labor members who opposed their party joining the coalition boycotted the first reading. MKs Ofir Pines-Paz, Amir Peretz, Eitan Cabel, and Yuli Tamir were also absent from the final reading. MK Shelly Yacimovich supported the bill in the third reading, saying that the real battle will be over the actual content and not the procedural elements of the budget.
The discussions prior to passing the bill started Monday at 8:00 pm and lasted until 8:00 am Tuesday morning.
Upon the conclusion of this exceptionally long discussion, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz leveraged the opposition's wearing down into an achievement for the coalition.
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