THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
8—Friday, February 25, 1966
Israel Adopts New Austerity Program to Curb Inflation
tion which a journalist put to an
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expressions by both groups and Israeli economist on Sapir's attack
individuals of willingness to forego on the "Financial Times," the
in part wages and wage increases. economist is reported to have said:
"Sapir's attack on the newspaper
Leaders of two opposition par-
is reminiscent of the reaction on
ties, the Israel Workers Party,
(Rafi) and Gahal, the Herut- the part of every nervous patient
Liberal Alignment, complained who blames the thermometer for
that the premier was holding
his high temperature."
back his anti-inflation moves
from parliament and saving
them for his broadcasts.
Curtail Radio Broadcasts
in Line With Economics
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
Meanwhile, more professionals
JERUSALEM — Kol Israel, the
announced their readiness to ac-
cept voluntary salary cuts, if the Israeli radio network, disclosed
government would meet them Wednesday that its English-lan-
"half way" in regard to taxes. guage and French-language broad-
Among these professionals are casts will be severely curtailed in
university faculty members, jour- line with the government's drive
nalists, senior technicians and exe- to cut outlays as an anti-inflation
cutives. The demands have taken measure.
The cuts will become effective
on the nature of a popular move-
ment, with many proposing that in May when Kol Israel begins its
Gen. Yigael Yadin, the archaeolo- summer schedule. Both programs,
gist and former chief of staff of as of that date, will be trimmed
Israel's armed forces, head a na- to news and short commentaries.
tional committee for pressing the Other foreign-language broadcasts
view of those who would volun- also face curtailment but the Arab-
tarily accept pay cuts tied to ease- language programs will continue
ment of the government's plans to without change.
The voluntary movement by
raise taxes.
At the Sunday session of the wage earners and salaried work-
Cabinet, the government expressed ers to forego parts of their pay
satisfaction with the various moves - or parts of retroactive wage in-
made by Israelis willing to fore-
go part of back pay due them,
and otherwise to help fight in-
flation.
At the same time, however, cri-
ticism was leveled at the Cabinet
MIAMI — A record initial sale of
meeting by Finance Minister Sapir $26,450,000 to inaugurate the Israel
against some of the members of Bond campaign for 1966 was an-
the coalition who dissociated them- nounced by Samuel Rothberg, na-
selves from the government's bud- tional campaign chairman of the
get proposals. He said he could Israel Bond Organization, at the
not understand how the parties international inaugural conference
that voted for the budget could for Israel Bonds.
issue public statements at vari-
Rothberg, who served as chair-
ance with . the. governmeni's eco- man of the conference, described
nomic policy. In this context, he the sale as "the largest amount
referred to statements made this ever recorded at a launching of an
weekend by _ coatil;ion partners, Israel Bond campaign."
mainly those representing the
The Conference took the form
Mapam Party, who announced of a tribute to Mrs. Golda Meir,
they would prefer steeper income Israel's foremost woman leader,
tax increases to indirect taxation. who has just retired as her coun-
A move to accept salary cuts try's foreign minister. Joining
without conditions was made by in the tribute were outstanding
the leaders of the Jerusalem leaders of the American Jewish
municipality. Mayor Teddy Kol- community, as well. as George
lek and his four deputies announc- Meany, president of the AFL-
ed that they will renounce 10 per- CIO, and Ambassador James
cent of their salaries to help the Roosevelt, American representa-
anti-inflation movement. They tive on the United Nations Eco-
stressed that their renunciations nomic and Social Council.
More than 2,000 delegates from
are unconditional, unconnected
with the proposed tax increases. the United States and Canada took
Mayor Kollek is to give up 160 part in the Conference, which offi-
Israeli pounds (over $53) per cially launched the 1966 campaign
month while his deputies will re- for the worldwide sale of $105
nounce monthly 130 pounds (about million in Israel Bonds, and
$43) each. The savings are to marked the 15th anniversary of the
Israel Bond Organization.
revert to the city's treasury.
continued to spread
Wednesday in Israel.
creases
Commerce and Industry Minis-
ter Haim Zadok, while welcoming
the development, warned that to
be effective, such salary renounce-
ments must be accompanied by
price restraints on the part of
business. He warned that the gov-
ernment would give special atten-
tion to big business, particularly
cartels and monopolies and that
it would crack down on any price
manipulations. A handful of large
business enterprises have an-
nounced price freezes and nego-
tiations between commerce minis-
try officials and businessmen were
continuing for more such price
decisions.
Premier Eshkol's proposed na-
tional budget was under attack
Wednesday from both opposition
parties and partners in the pre-
mier's Mapai-led coalition govern-
ment.
Gen. Moshe Dayan, a deputy of
former Premier David Ben-Gur-
ion's Israel Workers Party
(Rafi), assailed the $1,500,000,-
000 budget as "contrary to what
the government claims its econo-
mic policy to be." Yohanan Bader,
a deputy of the Herut-Liberals
(Gahal) alignment, said it was
the "worst of all inflationary bud-
gets ever presented to parliament."
He said the new budget would
lead to further price increases
and said he deplored the fact that
the few cuts in government spend-
ing called for in the budget af-
fected vital ministries, such as de-
fense, health and police.
Bader proposed the elimination
of duplication between government
ministries and of "redundant ag-
encies and national institutions, in-
cluding those in which my party
participates."
Gen. Dayan charged that the
government was "t akin g away
after the elections what it granted
before the elections to gain votes,"
and said this was "a swindle and
a cynical act."
The independent Liberals, a coa-
lition partner, met with the pre-
mier Tuesday night and demanded
a cut in the income tax as well as
a reduction of indirect taxes pro-
mised by the premier in his "fire-
side" radio address Monday night.
Moshe Koel, an independent li-
beral minister, warned the pre-
mier that "something in this res-
pect must be done soon."
$26,450,000 in Bonds Sold at Miami
Conference; Golda Meir Honored
A further illustration of Is-
rael's awareness of the need for
austerity was seen in an an-
nouncement by the municipality
of Tel Aviv. Mayor Mordechai
Namir announced that Purim
and Independence Day celebra-
tions this year will be less lav-
ish than they have been in past
seasons. As part of the program
to effect economies, he said,
the traditional Adloyada, the
Purim carnival, has been can-
celled for this year. Purim will
be celebrated March 6.
In an address Sunday to Israeli
settlers in the Jordan Valley, Esh-
kol pleaded that the kibbutz move-
ment refrain from increasing
prices on farm products or "at
least keep the increases to a mini-
mum."
Inflationary Trends in Israel
Unchecked, Says London Paper
selves, and asserted that on the
basis of the President's yard-
stick, "Israel's most dangerously
aggressive neighbors are dis-
qualified from receiving Ameri-
can assistance." He referred to
the United Arab Republic and
the fact that one of its diplo-
matic representatives had voiced
strongly anti-American senti-
ments at a recent international
parley in Havana.
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economic newspaper "Financial
Times" of a very pessimistic ana-
lysis of the economic situation in
Israel has aroused the ire of Is-
rael's Minister of Finance, Pinhas
Sapir, who issued a strong protest
against the article. The London Israel has made with the aid of
newspaper emphasized the danger- Israel Bonds during the past 15
ous inflationary trends rampant in years.
Meany lauded President John-
Israel which it said the govern-
ment is powerless to check. The son's recent proposal that U.S.
"Financial Times" concluded that help should go to countries
sooner or later Israel will be forc- which are not hostile and which
ed to declare a new devaluation provide solid evidence that they
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The guest of honor at the lun-
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Israel Bonds help make possible.
Speakers at the conference in-
cluded Col. Jacob M. Arvey, hon-
chairman of the board of gover- orary chairman of the Israel Bond
nors of the Israel Bond Organiza- drive in Chicago; D. Lou Harris of
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Abraham Feinberg, president of
the Israel Bond Organization, de-
clared that the proceeds of the
1966 Israel Bond sale in the United
Western Europe, will be used to
finance major ecomonic develop-
ment projects.
Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, vice
president of the Israel Bond Or-
ganization, drew attention to the
growing confidence outside and
within Israel in its economic
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Middle East to preserve peace, but
also to make it possible for Israel
"to prove that small democratic
nations can build and mature if
given the freedom of opportunity
which our leadership can do so
much to provide."
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, in
a message to the conference, de-
clared that the coming year would
witness a phase of development
"as critical as at any previous time
in Israel's, history." He urged in-
creased effort in the 1966 Israel
Bond campaign in order to help
Israel pass "a crucial test of our
basic development policies."
Former President Harry S. Tru-
Mrs Meir, who was hailed by all man sent a message to the confer-
speakers for her pioneering leader- ence in which he congratulated the
ship in the creation and develop- delegates on their "strenuous
ment of the State of Israel, took efforts to enhance the economic
the occasion to emphasize that progress of the State of Israel
Israel is seeking "to achieve eco-1 through the purchase of Israel
nomic prosperity only as a means Bonds."
In a cabled message, Pinhas
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Mrs. Meir stressed the central Sapir, Israel's minister of finance
significance of Israel Bonds in the reported that Israel Bonds are now
economic growth of her country Israel's largest single source of
and urged wider support for the development funds.
The National Women's Division
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