Lapid presents: economic bomb • "we will cut from the orthodox"

Chairman of the Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid spoke today at a Predictions Conference 2013 by the newspaper Calcalist, and talked about the welfare and economics, in his speech Lapid attacked Netanyahu's policy, and stressed that the next government headed by Netanyahu will raise taxes and immediately then the price of electricity, food, water and fuel prices. At the height of his speech Lapid presented a chart similar to the bomb chart presented by Netanyahu at the UN.

"I want to start from the end. Government of Israel has created in its budget a hole of more than 15 billion shekels, and now she pretends she does not know where to bring the money from. Upon the brow of the Prime Minister appeared worry stains, the temples of the Minister of Finance are dripping with sweat, Finance Committee Chairman is grief-stricken, chairman of the Avodah Party is worried - where will the money come from?"

"Do not buy this theater. This is a show for the cameras and there is nothing behind it, because they always have the same answer, the old politicians who think always about them come to the same answer: they will increase the taxes and more taxes for the middle class in Israel. They will not cut the Haredim, settlers, and anyone prone to interest groups and those who registered to their party.

"They always talk about it and make sounds as if this time they're serious, and then at the moment of truth, they will gather in the back rooms of the old Israeli politics. And when they came out we find again that those who pay the bills - are the Israeli middle class and they will raise taxes.


"Already next January they will increase the income tax for the middle class. And then immediately raise the price of electricity, food, water rates, electricity and fuel. Why? Because the middle class Israeli absorbs everything. And I tell you here. This is the reason that Yesh Atid was established. This is why we bring to the table a new politics.


"You want to cut let's start: Ministry of Education budget has 909 million shekels transfer payments for yeshiva students that did not even attend the Ministry of Education – let's cut that. Billions were transferred to Charish for construction for the Haredim - Let's cut that too. Let's cut the budget of roads and confiscated subsidies and outrageous wage agreements of the Ashdod port workers. Let's cut the free electricity off the electricity workers. Let's also cut this government. How dare they sit in a government of 34 ministers and deputy ministers, when the middle class does not make ends meet?"

At this point Yair Lapid brought out a diagram which simulates a red line and a bomb, with an amazingly accurate imitation of the same chart presented by Netanyahu at the UN concerning the Iranian nuclear issue. "Take note. This is a bomb, this is the wick. This is what the politics has done to the middle class: these are the taxes. In the past two years, electricity prices rose by 23%, increased by 115% the price of water, increased by 38% the price of fuel, and if he is not religious, increased by 37% the price of housing.

"The question is where to draw the line. Why here, because right here, next January, you're going to once again raise the income tax for the middle class in Israel. Before the middle class collapses, before his children decide to leave the country before the old politics of interests and sectors informs him that he again has to pay for the Orthodox and to fund the settlements, and again have to pay for a government of 34 ministers throwing our money away. We will not let that happen, we will not allow continuing this abuse to productive citizens who served in the army and learned a trade and work and carry on their backs the Israeli cart", Lapid concluded the incitement dripping with venom.

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!