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The proposal comes as a response to the ongoing examination in the municipality on the possibility of imposing a new "maintenance levy" on the city's residents. According to her, this move is required as an act of identification towards the public and the businesses in the city, which are in a difficult economic situation due to the war and the economic crisis in Israel.

Banknotes - illustration (Photo: Yaron Karmi)
Banknotes - illustration (photo: Yaron Karmi)

The plan for a maintenance levy is objectionable

The municipality is considering imposing a "maintenance levy" in the amount of NIS 1.92 per square meter per year, which will stand as a separate by-law for the collection of property tax. Its purpose is to finance the establishment of a municipal policing system in cooperation with the police, for the purpose of improving personal security in the city. Following initial opposition in the council and the fear of burdening the public at the time Economically sensitive, the municipality decided to establish a committee to examine the implementation and costs associated with this levy.

According to the proposal, John explains that many of the city's residents and business owners are currently struggling financially, and the imposition of another levy may burden them even more: "The financial situation of many households has deteriorated following the war and the northern shooting circle. The municipality is required to show sensitivity and take the situation into account."

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A demand for transparency and budget cuts in the municipality

John demands that, as part of the 2024 budget, "unidentified" jobs be eliminated and a horizontal cut of 10 percent be made in all municipal departments to finance the integrated policing system, instead of imposing an additional tax on the residents. According to her, the number of jobs in the municipality is inflated and there is no budgetary justification for a job that is not part of a specified and approved facility. "Preparation must be made for the establishment of the policing system within the framework of the existing budget. The financial means for this exist if cuts and streamlining are made in municipal functioning," she stated.

In addition, she suggested that the mayor and his deputies lead a step of identification with the residents through a 15 percent cut in their salary, for the benefit of the city and the policing system. According to her, if the step is not legally possible, they must announce a donation of a similar amount for this purpose. "Instead of just burdening the public with taxes, the leaders should bear responsibility and set an example," said John.

Mayor Yona Yahav and his deputies (photo: Haifa Municipality)
Mayor Yona Yahav and his deputies (photo: Haifa Municipality)

Call for an emergency discussion in the council

At the end of her proposal, John calls for an emergency discussion in the city council to discuss the budget for 2024 and the planned budget for 2025. She asks to approve the horizontal cut and to re-examine the distribution of the budget in a way that puts personal security at the center.

Undoubtedly, John's proposal poses the urban challenge to deal with the need for improved personal security while maintaining sensitivity towards the economic situation of the public in Haifa.

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Samar Odeh - Carantinji
Samar Odeh - Carantinji
Journalist in the team of correspondents of the Chai Pe site • Municipal reporter, crimes, environment and health Contact Samar by email: [email protected]

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  1. I don't understand why you suddenly "set up" a joint policing system. There has been one in the city of Haifa for many years. Or maybe in this term it was canceled and therefore needs to be picked up again? So who drives the joint policing vehicles that roam the city?

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