tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post3210012185101397220..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.919+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Arnona hike in part of Bet Shemesh approved by city councilRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-86820406358052778552014-06-30T09:40:33.627+03:002014-06-30T09:40:33.627+03:00Abutbul and Co. are not doing very much to dispel ...Abutbul and Co. are not doing very much to dispel the reputation of organized haredi leadership as free-loaders. 90% Discounts without paperwork (!!???!!!) while boosting the price for everyone else??? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-62112119176154962312014-06-30T09:15:23.387+03:002014-06-30T09:15:23.387+03:00the discrepancy wasnt a discount. RBS paid a premi...the discrepancy wasnt a discount. RBS paid a premium because, supposedly, of the new infrastructure of a new neighborhood.<br />All I am saying is that if the city council is going to do things like this that look like giving their own people increased discounts while taking more money from the others to pay for it, the fight will only get worse.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-19820910105320983122014-06-30T09:13:27.930+03:002014-06-30T09:13:27.930+03:00I thought so as well, but perhaps:
a. its not his ...I thought so as well, but perhaps:<br />a. its not his decision alone. a decision to split the city would cost a lot of money and surely must involve the finance ministry among others I imagine.<br />b: perhaps other members of government who have an opinion n the matter, one way or another, can still try to influence the decision of the Minister of InteriorRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-91474028984226945802014-06-30T09:01:12.027+03:002014-06-30T09:01:12.027+03:00i thought that it was the minister of the interior...i thought that it was the minister of the interior who deals with these issues (arnona, dividing a city)Ben Waxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798895161663664689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-86888013431234238422014-06-30T09:00:45.565+03:002014-06-30T09:00:45.565+03:00Rafi, don't let yourself be taken in by the op...Rafi, don't let yourself be taken in by the opposition's propaganda. The "increase" is actually rectifying (partially) an old injustice, where RBS pays 15% more Arnona than old Bet Shemesh, despite receiving a smaller portion of the municipal budget. This is not a "new Arnona tax", but simply anyone who can afford a "dirah" 160 meters or larger will be expected to pay the full rate, and will not receive the reduced rate that was being given out automatically in old Bet Shemesh until now. If the property owners cannot afford it, they will be entitled to apply for a discount just like every other resident of the city. If there is what to complain about, it is that they allowed the smaller apartments to keep the discounted rate, without offering a similar benefit to the RBS residents in the same situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-4384103187247297252014-06-29T22:48:52.419+03:002014-06-29T22:48:52.419+03:00Wasn't it publicized tonight on the radio that...Wasn't it publicized tonight on the radio that most arnona discounts in all of BS are to non-Hareid neighbourhoods?Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-59942235366942805722014-06-29T21:24:17.946+03:002014-06-29T21:24:17.946+03:00Lapid and Lipman should tread very lightly in this...Lapid and Lipman should tread very lightly in this area. Taking (or advising) action against Beit Shemesh as punishment for a poorly-functioning municipal government will raise the question of why are they picking on this one place? Are there no other cities that are run badly? It can be seen as political revenge, and, by dealing with one place inequitably compared to other badly-run places, may be flirting with the line between legal and illegal.Yoni Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-25085302225319293822014-06-29T20:33:09.204+03:002014-06-29T20:33:09.204+03:00You guys should consider yourself lucky , here in ...You guys should consider yourself lucky , here in Yerushalayim at 100 meters or if you have a car it becomes impossible to get a hanacha. Instead of splitting the city it would make more sense to allocate 50%of the arnona and stipulate that it can only be used in the neighborhood it came from I.e alef, bet .gimmel, or yashan. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com