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Sunday, December 21, 2014
Cabinet Approves PM Netanyahu's Proposal for the Economic Development

Cabinet Approves PM Netanyahu's Proposal for the Economic Development of
Minorities Sector Communities in 2015
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

The Cabinet, at its weekly meeting today (Sunday, 21 December 2014),
approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approximately NIS 660 million
proposal for the economic development of communities in the minorities
sector in 2015. The inter-ministerial plan involves the Finance, National
Infrastructures, Transportation and Road Safety, Public Security, Tourism,
Negev and Galilee Development, Construction, Interior, Education and Economy
ministries.

Following are the main points of the plan:

Increasing transport accessibility via investments in transportation
infrastructure – Increasing subsidies for public transportation in
minorities sector communities, NIS 120 million for completing public
transportation infrastructures and improving the accessibility of
information in Arabic. Additionally, approximately NIS 300 million will be
invested in improving inter-city roads and intra-city roads in minorities
sector communities.

Economic-employment development – NIS 40 million will be invested in
completing the development of industrial zones in minorities sector
communities that are ready for immediate implementation, and in operating a
plan to integrate minorities sector communities and industrial zones. NIS 8
million will be invested in training for in-demand professions. The Chief
scientist will increase grants – from 50% to 85%, worth NIS 5 million – for
start-up companies that employ workers from minority communities.

Tourist infrastructure development – Tourist infrastructures will be
developed in minorities sector communities and a plan will be formulated to
encourage tourism initiatives in the Old City of Nazareth, the largest Arab
city in Israel, the tourist sites of which are a global historic and
religious center of Christian pilgrimage. NIS 15-25 million in assistance
will also be given for completing the construction of sports fields and
facilities in minorities sector communities.

Personal security – City-without-violence and anti-drugs activities and
plans will continue, and two police installations will be opened, at a cost
of approximately NIS 70 million, NIS 100 million will be invested in
infrastructure improvements.

Two director generals committees will be established – The first, chaired by
Interior Ministry Director-General Shuki Amrani, will formulate a plan on
increasing independent revenues by minorities sector local councils. The
second, chaired by Finance Ministry Budget Director Amir Levy, will
formulate construction and housing solutions.

The previous five-year plan, which concludes at the end of the month, met
needs in 13 minorities sector communities. The plan had positive results in
fields such as public transportation, employment, personal security and
planning, and helped to instill in government ministries the understanding
that the minorities sector is a gigantic growth engine. Upon the completion
of the five-year plan and in light of the lessons of its implementation, the
Cabinet has approved a greater and more comprehensive five-year plan for all
communities in the Arab sector which will be submitted for Cabinet approval
within 120 days. It is the product of staff work over the past year; its
main points were agreed upon by Prime Minister's Office director General
Harel Locker, Finance Ministry Budget Director Levy and PMO Authority for
the Economic Development of the Arab, Druze and Circassian Sectors Director
Aiman Seif in conjunction with the director generals of the relevant
ministries.

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