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Israel\u2019s Finance Ministry recently announced that massive government spending during the 2020 pandemic generated a huge leak in the budget bucket.<\/p>\n

Do deficits matter? Should the government have spent more? Or less? Who will pay for the added debt? How does Israel compare to other countries?
\nIn this article Prof. Shlomo Maital explores these issues in depth.<\/p>\n

Link to JP ‘How Much Does Israels Deficit Matter’<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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