Joseph Shapira's announcement follows media reports on a rise in expenses for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
State Comptroller Joseph Shapira today announced that, in response to requests by MKs and the public, he will open an investigation into expenses of public officials for whom the government partly covers expenses in Israel and overseas.
Shapira's announcement follows media reports on expenses for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. These include an 80% jump in the expenses of the prime minister's residence from NIS 3 million in 2009 to NIS 5.4 million in 2012, the more than doubling of the expenses on his private house in Caesarea from NIS 184,000 in 2011 to NIS 318,000 in 2012, and the installation of a special bed, at a cost of NIS 500,000, on the plane which carried Netanyahu and his wife to London to attend former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral.
Next week, the Office of the State Comptroller will hold a meeting to discuss the scope of the investigation. "These issues should be clearly and transparently shown to the public," said Shapira.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on May 22, 2013
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