- The Knesset rejected the proposed expansion of the VAT exemption on imported goods.
- Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich had announced the order.
- Otzma Yehudit members Amichai Eliyahu and Limor Son Har-Melech voted against it.
- Several Likud MKs also opposed the measure, including Yuli Edelstein, David Bitan, Eli Dallal, Sasson Guetta, Shalom Danino, Hanoch Milwidsky, Akram Hasson, and Osher Shkalim.
Source: israelnationalnews.com
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