Israeli tax rates

The National Labor Court recently ruled employees are taxable in full on the "usage value" of a company vehicle.

YOUR TAXES: On March 1, the ITA imposed a bank freeze on the taxpayer’s bank account. The ITA said the freeze had been imposed in good faith.

Is this reasonable? The judge obviously thought so.

Cuts for corporations and new ‘minimum tax’ could be incentives for Israeli firms to relocate.

The approved measures, which will significantly improve the net wages of parents with children six years old and under, are key components of Moshe Kahlon's "Net Family" tax cut plan.

Corporate tax, on the other hand, rose from around 13.5% to 15.5% in the same period, while the share from income tax--a progressive policy tool--dropped from 35% to 26.6%.

Arnona discounts amounted to 26 percent of the total, with 40% of the discounts going to residents of low-socioeconomic-status neighborhoods.

The government currently is functioning on a month-to-month basis based on the 2014 budget and the deficit for the year is actually expected to hit close to the original 2.5% target

Poll shows 60% of Israelis oppose increased defense spending at expense of welfare, 44% opposed to Lapid's 0 VAT plan.

CBS report finds housing prices up 95% since 2007; prices rose 8.2% over past year, since Lapid became finance minister.