Prime Minister Levi Eshkol informed the finance committee of the Knesset (Parliament) today that all members of the Cabinet have decided not to ask for, or to accept, salary increases.
The committee is now discussing a possible salary increase of 18 percent for Judges on Israel’s courts. Traditionally, the salaries of members of the Cabinet have been pegged to those received by Judges.
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