The president of the Israel Hotels Association, former Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn, spoke this morning (Monday) with Golan Yokfaz and Anat Davidov on 103FM and expressed displeasure with the statements of Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Transport Minister Merav Michaeli yesterday at the cabinet meeting, who said it was “legitimate to sacrifice the tourism industry” “, And” Start changing professions “. Nissenkorn attacked the ministers, claiming: “This is not government behavior. We are talking about an industry that has a specific impact, it is not an industry that is said to have no future and is given up. We need to prepare for the day after.”
According to Nissenkorn, the statements “were very upsetting. I think statements to sacrifice this industry are statements that should not be made. They are the opposite of how the government should behave. It should say we are coming to strengthen you in the difficult time of us all, this is a time of solidarity.” .
“Israel must be ready for the day after. At the end of the day, it is necessary to invest in domestic and inbound tourism infrastructure. The industry is not going to disappear, it is a branch that will flourish.
According to him, there are tens of thousands of direct employment workers who are harmed by the government’s conduct in the tourism industry: “In Europe and elsewhere there is differential property tax, in Israel even when the hotel is closed property taxes are paid. “For those who are in trouble, this is not a country of man to wolf man.”
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The president of the Hotel Association explained in conclusion that “there is a social budget, it should be earmarked for such things. There is an industry that harm is focused on. You have to help this industry, you are not saying I am sacrificing the industry.”
Assisted in the preparation of the article: Ofri Glichman, 103fm
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