The Minister of Finance, Avigdor Lieberman, published for public comment regulations governing the provision of compensation to businesses in the south for the payment of wages to employees who were absent during Operation Dawn, in the period from August 2 to 8.
According to the regulations, compensation will be given to traders for loss of wages paid to workers in the area 0 to 40 kilometers away from the perimeter fence surrounding the Gaza Strip who meet the specified conditions.
Considering the relatively limited number of days of combat, it is proposed to state that the compensation in this outline will be a fixed amount of NIS 430 per working day for each employee. It is proposed to state that a necessary condition for compensation is the payment of wages to the employee during the fighting days.
The regulations will be submitted later for approval by the finance committee.