The only good economic news this week was the decision by the Knesset House Committee to reduce the overnight hotel allowance for Knesset members who live outside Jerusalem but must spend the night there to attend morning sessions. The reduction is from $50 to $35 per night which means the MKs must stay at a three star rather than a five star hotel — unless they want to dig into their own pockets to pay the difference.
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