The Palestinian Commission on Thursday announced that it would not be able to pay its employees’ salary in February before Eid Al -Fidr, which falls early next week, as Israeli occupation officials have failed to change tax funds and customs charges.
The Palestinian Ministry of Finance declares, “The Finance Ministry announces that February’s salary will not be paid before Eid al -Faitr, saying,” Due to the failure and purpose of the occupation government, the failure of the occupation government should not change the funds for this month. “
According to a agreement that ended in 1994, Israel is responsible for collecting taxes and customs duty belonging to the Palestinian Authority and the provision of Israel’s exclusive control of the Palestinian territories.
According to economists, the allowances collected by the occupied authorities represent 60 percent of the revenue of power affected by financial difficulties.
The value of the month is about 400 million Shecals ($ 120 million), after spending the money related to Israel’s electricity and water prices.
“The occupation has seven billion shecals from the Palestinian tax revenue from 2019 to February 2025,” the ministry report added.
According to a source of the Palestinian Ministry of Finance, “Since 2019, occupation officers have 52 million shecales, and more than 200 million shecals have been allocated to the Gaza Slump, and after October, the authorities began to solve them after October.”
The number of employees working in the Palestinian Authority companies is estimated at about 144 thousand, of which about 50 thousand workers are added to the salary of other names, according to a credible source of the Ministry of Finance.
“The monthly salary bill is about a billion and 100 million shecals (about $ 3 billion),” he said.
Since 2021, employees working in the Palestinian government have not received their full salary due to the irregularity of changing the value of the solution line from Israeli occupation officials.
When the Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupation prisons continue to pay the power of the Palestinian prisoners, or when describing the Israeli aggressive weapons and the occupation of the “martyrs or injuries during the martyrs or activities.
On February 11, the Palestinian Commission announced the abolition of funding for the families of the people arrested or assassinated by Israeli agencies.
A spokesperson of the Israeli Occupation Ministry, Urin Marmistin said, “This is a new tactic of Palestinian power, and wants to push terrorists and their families through other channels.” (Agencies)
