Government decisions to reinforce Israeli industry’s competitiveness
Allocating thousands of Palestinian workers for industry
Hundreds of millions of shekels added to the budget for boosting capital investments, R&D, and developing jobs in industry.
Extension of the exemption from repaying research and development royalties in advanced production industry (traditional industries)
Tens of millions of shekels added to the budget for technology training programs, including on occupational training
Lobbying for a credit law that will require government offices to pay companies within 30-45 days
Hundreds of millions of shekels for grants and loans to encourage improved energy efficiency
Cancelation of the requirement to issue quarterly reports; easing of other regulations for small and medium-sized public companies
Easing of regulations for the business sector regarding business restrictions, including the issue of exorbitant pricing
The Ministry of Justice decision to impose a fee on plaintiffs in class actions
Ministerial committee approval for a bill to increase building rights at the level of local planning committees
Reduction in the preferential company tax for industry: 7.5% in outlying regions, 12% on income from intellectual property, and 16% for production in the Central Region
Developing a dedicated track for investment grants to non-export industry
New state-guaranteed 12-year loan fund for small and medium-sized factories, for the purpose of updating equipment and increasing productivity
Preference for offset agreements from small and medium-sized factories, for the purpose of creating preference multiples
Significant reduction in regulatory requirements vis-à-vis factories seeking to connect to natural gas
Increase in grants of between 50%-180% for connecting to natural gas
Adapting the new standards reform to the needs of industry – adopting differentiated standards, representation on standards committees, etc.
Prevention of significant cost increases due to private labor legislation
Prevention of the planned port strike in September 2016
Advising the finance committee in reducing arrears interest for the water corporations by 50%
Extending the target date for accessibility on websites and adapting accessibility regulation to the needs of the business sector