“IDF Radio" (Galei Zahal) reports that Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel) plans to declare a general labor dispute on Thursday, which will allow it to declare a general strike after a two-week cooling-off period.
Yesterday, Histadrut chairman Ofer Eini slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policy of cutting progressive direct taxes on the rich and companies, and raising regressive indirect taxes, such as the gasoline excise, which hurt the middle class and the poor.
Yesterday, Eini told "Globes", "The government had a NIS 12 billion surplus in tax revenues in 2010. Instead of taking NIS 4 billion, and reducing the debt by NIS 8 billion to help the public which is always hurt, it levied an additional NIS 12 billion in taxes."
Today, the National Union of Israeli Students announced that it is joining forces with the Histadrut.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on February 8, 2011
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