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Deficit Reduction and Limitation of Budgetary Expenditure Law, 5752-1992
חוק הפחתת הגרעון והגבלת ההוצאה התקציבית, התשנ"ב–1992
Published: 1992-01-08Last amended 2026-03-31✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-09
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Deficit Ceiling for the Years 1992 to 1996§
1.
(a)In the 1992 budget year, the domestic deficit in the State budget excluding the extension of credit (in this Section – the domestic deficit) shall not exceed 6.2% of the Gross Domestic Product (hereinafter – GDP).
(b)In the 1993 budget year, the domestic deficit shall not exceed 3.2% of GDP.
(c)In the 1994 budget year, the domestic deficit shall not exceed 3.0% of GDP.
(d)In each of the 1995 and 1996 budget years, the domestic deficit, expressed as a percentage of GDP, shall decrease relative to the deficit in the preceding year.
Deficit Ceiling for the Years 1997 to 1999§
2.
(a)In the 1997 budget year, the overall deficit in the State budget excluding the extension of credit (hereinafter – the overall deficit) shall not exceed 2.8% of GDP.
(b)In the 1998 budget year, the overall deficit shall not exceed 2.4% of GDP.
(c)In the 1999 budget year, the overall deficit shall not exceed 2% of GDP.
(d)(Repealed).
(e)(Repealed).
Deficit Ceiling for the Years 2000 and 2001§
3.
(a)In the 2000 budget year, the overall deficit shall not exceed 2.5% of GDP.
(b)In the 2001 budget year, the Government shall determine the rate of the overall deficit as a percentage of GDP on the basis of projected growth rates, provided that the said rate shall decrease by at least 0.25 percentage points relative to the deficit rate for the year 2000; the Government shall notify the Knesset of the deficit rate it has determined pursuant to this Section upon the submission of the State budget.
(c)(Repealed).
Deficit Ceiling for the Year 2002§
4.
(a)In the 2002 budget year, the overall deficit shall not exceed 3% of GDP.
(b)(Repealed).
(c)(Repealed).
(d)(Repealed).
Deficit Ceiling for the Years 2003 Onwards§
5.
For the financial years 2003 onwards, the Government shall determine the rate of the overall deficit as a percentage of GDP in accordance with the following provisions:
(1)in the 2003 budget year – so that it does not exceed 3% to 3.5%;
(2)in the 2004 budget year – so that it does not exceed a rate of 2.5% to 4%;
(3)in the 2005 to 2008 budget years – so that each year it does not exceed 3%;
(4)in the 2009 financial year – so that it does not exceed 6%;
(5)in the 2010 financial year – so that it does not exceed 5.5%;
(6)in the 2011 budget year – so that it does not exceed 3%;
(7)in the 2012 budget year – so that it does not exceed 2%;
(8)in the 2013 budget year – so that it does not exceed 4.65%;
(9)in the 2014 budget year – so that it does not exceed 3%;
(10)in the 2015 budget year – so that it does not exceed 2.9%;
(11)in the 2016 budget year – so that it does not exceed 2.9%;
(12)in the 2017 budget year – so that it does not exceed 2.9%;
(13)in the 2018 budget year – so that it does not exceed 2.9%;
(14)in the 2019 budget year – so that it does not exceed 2.9%;
(15)in the 2020 budget year – so that it does not exceed 2.5%;
(16)in the 2021 budget year – so that it does not exceed 3.0%;
(17)in the 2022 budget year – so that it does not exceed 3.5%;
(18)in the 2023 budget year – so that it does not exceed 3.7%;
(19)in the 2024 budget year – so that it does not exceed 7.7%;
(20)in the 2025 budget year – so that it does not exceed 5.2%;
(21)in the 2026 budget year – so that it does not exceed 4.9%;
(22)in the 2027 budget year – so that it does not exceed 3.4%;
(23)in the 2028 budget year – so that it does not exceed 2.9%;
(24)in the 2029 budget year – so that it does not exceed 2.4%;
(25)in the 2030 budget years onwards – so that each year it does not exceed 1.5%.
Amount of Government Expenditure in the Years 2005 and 2006§
6.
The amount of Government expenditure in each of the 2005 and 2006 budget years shall not increase by a rate exceeding 1% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the preceding year, linked to the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics, provided that the said expenditure amount shall not cause an excess of the deficit rate determined for that year pursuant to the provisions of this Law; for this purpose, "amount of Government expenditure" means the gross amount of Government expenditure as determined in the annual budget law, including the extension of credit, and excluding the repayment of principal debts only, where such repayment is not a repayment of debts to the National Insurance Institute.
Amount of Government Expenditure for the Years 2007 Onwards§
6a.
(a)The amount of Government expenditure in each of the 2007 to 2010 budget years shall not increase by a rate exceeding 1.7% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the preceding year, linked to the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics, provided that the said expenditure amount shall not cause an excess of the deficit rate determined for that year pursuant to the provisions of this Law.
(b)The amount of Government expenditure in each of the 2011 budget years onwards shall not increase by a rate exceeding the maximum addition rate relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the preceding year, linked to the average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics in the three years preceding the year prior to that budget year, provided that the said expenditure amount shall not cause an excess of the deficit rate determined for that year pursuant to the provisions of this Law.
(c)In this Section –
"amount of Government expenditure" means the net amount of Government expenditure as determined in the annual budget law, including the extension of credit, and excluding the repayment of principal debts only, where such repayment is not a repayment of debts to the National Insurance Institute;
"advancement rate" – (Repealed);
"maximum addition rate" –
(1)with respect to each of the 2011 to 2014 budget years – the ratio between 60% and the debt-to-output ratio, multiplied by the average growth rates of the Gross Domestic Product in the ten years preceding the date of submission of the budget law for which the Central Bureau of Statistics has published Gross Domestic Product data;
(2)with respect to each of the 2015 budget years onwards – the sum of the following two:
(a)the average population growth rates in Israel in the three years preceding the date of submission of the budget law for which the Central Bureau of Statistics has published the said growth rates;
(b)one per cent multiplied by the ratio between 50% and the debt-to-output ratio;
"debt-to-output ratio" means the ratio, known at the date of submission of the budget law, between the sum of the gross Government debt plus the gross debt of the local authorities less the debt of the local authorities to the Government, and the level of the Gross Domestic Product published by the Central Bureau of Statistics;
"date of submission of the budget law" means the date for the submission of the budget bill to the Knesset table, pursuant to section 3(b)(1) of Basic Law: State Economy.
Temporary Provision for the Years 2005, 2007 and 2008 – Financing the Disengagement Plan§
7.
(a)In this Section – "the Disengagement Plan" – as defined in the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law, 5765-2005.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 5 and 6, for the purpose of financing the Disengagement Plan and for that purpose only, in the 2005, 2007 and 2008 budget years the following provisions shall apply, as the case may be:
(1)in the 2005 budget year, the Government may increase the rate of the overall deficit as a percentage of GDP by an additional rate of up to 0.4%;
(2)in the 2005 budget year, the Government may increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6, not exceeding 1% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the year 2004 linked to the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics; in the 2007 budget year – by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6, not exceeding 0.5% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the year 2006 calculated pursuant to section 6, linked as aforesaid; and in the 2008 budget year – by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6, not exceeding 0.5% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the year 2007 calculated pursuant to section 6a, linked to the index.
(c)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure referred to in this Section shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in the years 2005, 2007 and 2008 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure pursuant to sections 6 and 6a in subsequent years, except for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure in the year 2006 relative to the year 2005.
Temporary Provision for the Years 2007 and 2008 – Financing the Fighting in the North§
8.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6, for the purpose of financing the expenditures of the fighting on the northern border in the months of July and August 2006 and the damage caused by the fighting, and for that purpose only, in the 2007 and 2008 budget years, the Government may increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, as set out below, as the case may be:
(1)in the year 2007 – by a rate not exceeding 1.6% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the year 2006, calculated pursuant to section 6;
(2)in the year 2008 – by a rate not exceeding 1% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the year 2007, calculated pursuant to section 6a.
(b)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure referred to in this Section shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in the years 2007 and 2008 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure pursuant to sections 6 and 6a in subsequent years.
Temporary Provision for the Years 2009 and 2010 – Financing Expenditures Arising from the Global Crisis§
9.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, in view of the impact of the global crisis on the Israeli economy, in each of the 2009 and 2010 financial years, the Government may increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, not exceeding 1.35% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2008 budget year, calculated pursuant to section 6a.
(b)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure referred to in this Section shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in the years 2009 and 2010 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure pursuant to section 6a in subsequent years.
Temporary Provision for the Year 2013 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure due to Late Approval of the State Budget and Exceptional Fiscal Circumstances§
10.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, in view of the expected date of approval of the 2013 budget and the exceptional fiscal circumstances, the Government may increase the amount of Government expenditure in the said budget year by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, not exceeding 2.2% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2012 budget year, calculated pursuant to section 6a.
(b)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure referred to in this Section shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in the year 2013 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure pursuant to section 6a in subsequent years.
Temporary Provision for the Year 2015 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure in the Year 2015§
11.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, in view of the exceptional delay in the approval of the 2015 budget, the Government may, in the 2015 budget year, increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, not exceeding 2% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2014 budget year, calculated pursuant to section 6a.
Temporary Provision for the Year 2016 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure in the Year 2016§
12.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, the Government may, in the 2016 budget year, increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, not exceeding 0.25% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2015 budget year, calculated pursuant to section 6a.
(b)Due to a change in the method of accounting between the Government and the National Insurance Institute that does not alter the overall deficit as a percentage of GDP, the Government may, in the 2016 budget year, increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in subsection (a) and in section 6a, not exceeding 1.2% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2015 budget year, calculated pursuant to section 6a.
(c)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure referred to in subsection (a) shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in the year 2016 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure pursuant to section 6a in subsequent years.
Temporary Provision for the Year 2017 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure in the Year 2017§
13.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, the Government may, in the 2017 budget year, increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, not exceeding 2.4% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2016 budget year, calculated pursuant to section 6a.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, due to a change in the method of recording American aid funds that does not alter the overall deficit as a percentage of GDP, and for the purpose of calculating Government expenditure in the year 2017 onwards, Government expenditure in the year 2016 shall be deemed to have been lower by 2.6% than the amount of Government expenditure for that year.
Temporary Provision for the Year 2018 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure in the Year 2018§
14.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, in view of the provisions of section 1(a)(3) of Basic Law: State Budget for the Years 2017 and 2018 (Special Provisions) (Temporary Provision), and the provisions of sections 3(a) and 5(2) of the State Budget for the Years 2017 and 2018 (Special Provisions) (Temporary Provision) Law, 5776-2016, the Government may, in the 2018 budget year, increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, not exceeding 0.4% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2017 budget year, calculated pursuant to section 6a.
Temporary Provision for the Year 2019 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure in the Year 2019§
15.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, the Government may, in the 2019 budget year, increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, not exceeding 3% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2018 budget year, calculated pursuant to section 6a.
Temporary Provision for the Year 2020 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure in the Year 2020§
16.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, the Government may, in the 2020 budget year, increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, not exceeding 0.7% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2019 budget year, calculated pursuant to section 6a.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, for the purpose of financing the expenditures required to deal with the crisis created by the spread of the Coronavirus (hereinafter – the Corona crisis), and for that purpose only, the Government may, in the 2020 budget year, increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in subsection (a) and in section 6a, not exceeding 21.34% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2019 budget year calculated pursuant to section 6a.
(c)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure referred to in subsection (b) shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in the year 2020 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure pursuant to section 6a in subsequent years.
(d)(Repealed).
(e)(Repealed).
Temporary Provision for the Years 2021 and 2022 – Linking of the Amount of Government Expenditure§
16a.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, with respect to each of the 2021 and 2022 budget years, subsection (b) of that Section shall be read as if instead of "linked to the average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics in the three years preceding the year prior to that budget year" it read "with the addition of a rate of 2%, reflecting linkage to the Consumer Price Index in a situation of price change in the middle of the price stability range determined by the Government in accordance with section 3(b) of the Bank of Israel Law, 5770-2010".
Temporary Provision for the Years 2023 and 2024 – Linking of the Amount of Government Expenditure§
16b.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, with respect to each of the budget years set out in paragraphs (1) to (4) below, subsection (b) of that Section shall be read such that instead of "linked to the average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics in the three years preceding the year prior to that budget year" the following shall apply:
(1)the year 2023 – "linked to the average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics in the year 2022";
(2)the year 2024 – "linked to the average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023";
(3)(deleted);
(4)(deleted).
(b)(Repealed).
Temporary Provision for the Year 2021 – Financing the Corona Crisis in the Year 2021§
17.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, for the purpose of financing the expenditures required to deal with the Corona crisis, and for that purpose only, the Government may, in the 2021 budget year, increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, not exceeding 16.5% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2020 budget year calculated pursuant to section 6a.
(b)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure referred to in subsection (a) shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in the year 2021 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure pursuant to section 6a in subsequent years.
(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5(16), for the purpose of dealing with the Corona crisis and for that purpose only, in the year 2021 the Government may increase the rate of the overall deficit as a percentage of GDP by an additional rate of up to 3%.
Temporary Provision for 2022 – Increase of the Deficit Rate for the Purpose of Coping with the Corona Crisis in 2022§
18.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5(17), for the purpose of coping with the Corona crisis and for that purpose only, in 2022 the Government may increase the rate of the total deficit as a proportion of GDP by an additional rate of up to 0.4%.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, as worded in section 16a, for the purpose of financing the expenditures required for coping with the Corona crisis, and for that purpose only, the Government may, in the 2022 budget year, increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, not exceeding 2.3% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2021 budget year as calculated under section 6a.
(c)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure as referred to in subsection (b) shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in 2022 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure under section 6a for subsequent years.
Temporary Provision for 2023 to 2025 – Increase of the Deficit Rate for the Purpose of Coping with the Corona Crisis in 2023 to 2025§
19.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5(18), for the purpose of coping with the Corona crisis and for that purpose only, in 2023 the Government may increase the rate of the total deficit as a proportion of GDP by an additional rate of up to 0.25%.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5(19), for the purpose of coping with the Corona crisis and for that purpose only, in 2024 the Government may increase the rate of the total deficit as a proportion of GDP by an additional rate of up to 0.15%.
(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5(20), for the purpose of coping with the Corona crisis and for that purpose only, in 2025 the Government may increase the rate of the total deficit as a proportion of GDP by an additional rate of up to 0.05%.
Temporary Provision for 2023 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure in 2023 – Swords of Iron§
20.
(a)In this section, "the significant military operations" – the significant military operations in respect of which the Ministerial Committee for National Security Affairs decided pursuant to section 40 of Basic Law: The Government, and of which it notified the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Knesset on the 23rd of Tishrei 5784 (8 October 2023).
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, in the 2023 budget year the Government may increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, as follows:
(1)for the purpose of financing the expenditures required for military needs on account of the significant military operations, and for that purpose only – by an additional rate not exceeding 3.75% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2022 budget year as calculated under section 6a;
(2)for the purpose of financing the expenditures required for civilian needs arising directly from the significant military operations, and for that purpose only – by an additional rate not exceeding 1.95% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2022 budget year as calculated under section 6a.
(c)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure as referred to in subsection (b) shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in 2023 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure under section 6a for subsequent years.
Temporary Provision for 2024 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure in 2024 – Swords of Iron§
21.
(a)In this section, "the significant military operations" – as defined in section 20(a).
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, in the 2024 budget year the Government may increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, as follows:
(1)for the purpose of financing the expenditures required for military needs on account of the significant military operations, and for that purpose only – by an additional rate not exceeding 17.8% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2023 budget year as calculated under section 6a;
(2)for the purpose of financing the expenditures required for civilian needs arising directly from the significant military operations, and for that purpose only – by an additional rate not exceeding 4.3% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2023 budget year as calculated under section 6a.
(c)The amounts calculated pursuant to section 20(b) shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure for 2023 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure as referred to in subsection (b).
(d)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure as referred to in subsection (b) shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in 2024 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure under section 6a for subsequent years.
Temporary Provision for 2025 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure and the Deficit Rate§
22.
(a)In this section, "the significant military operations" – as defined in section 20(a), and for the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) – including the campaign against Iran during the period from the 17th of Sivan 5785 (13 June 2025) to the 28th of Sivan 5785 (24 June 2025).
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, in view of the significant military operations and their consequences, in the 2025 budget year the Government may increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, as follows:
(1)by an additional rate not exceeding 13.6% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2024 budget year as calculated under section 6a;
(2)for the purpose of financing the expenditures required for needs arising directly, in the 2025 budget year, from the continuation of the significant military operations, and for that purpose only, and subject to the conditions referred to in section 12b of the Budget Foundations Law, 5745-1985 – by an additional rate above the rate referred to in paragraph (1), not exceeding 0.8% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2024 budget year as calculated under section 6a;
(3)for the purpose of financing the expenditures required for security needs on account of the significant military operations, and for that purpose only – by an additional rate above the rate referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2), not exceeding 5.6% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2024 budget year as calculated under section 6a;
(4)for the purpose of financing the expenditures required for civilian needs arising directly from the significant military operations, and for that purpose only – by an additional rate above the rate referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3), not exceeding 0.4% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2024 budget year as calculated under section 6a.
(c)Of the increase in the amount of Government expenditure referred to in subsection (b), only an increase of 9.2% shall be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in 2025 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure under section 6a for subsequent years.
(d)(Repealed).
Temporary Provision for 2026 – Increase of the Amount of Government Expenditure§
23.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6a, in the 2026 budget year the Government may increase the amount of Government expenditure by an additional rate above the rate referred to in section 6a, as follows:
(1)by an additional rate not exceeding 8.8% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2025 budget year as calculated under section 6a;
(2)for the purpose of financing security expenditures on account of the continuation of the campaign that commenced on the 11th of Adar 5786 (28 February 2026) (in this section – the current campaign) or on account of additional military activity in 2026 that is similar in intensity to the intensity of the current campaign during March 2026 (in this section – additional military activity), and for that purpose only, and subject to the conditions referred to in section 12c of the Budget Foundations Law, 5745-1985 – by an additional rate above the rate referred to in paragraph (1), not exceeding 1.2% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2025 budget year as calculated under section 6a;
(3)for the purpose of financing security or civilian expenditures, to the extent required in the 2026 budget year, that arise directly from the continuation of the current campaign or from additional military activity, and for that purpose only – by an additional rate above the rate referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2), not exceeding 1% relative to the amount of Government expenditure in the 2025 budget year as calculated under section 6a.
(b)The increase in the amount of Government expenditure as referred to in subsection (a) shall not be taken into account as part of the amount of Government expenditure in 2026 for the purpose of calculating the amount of Government expenditure under section 6a for subsequent years.
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