Shalom to present Sharon with NIS 7-10b 2003 budget cut Minister of Finance Silvan Shalom’s budget framework involves cutting the ratio of government spending to GDP, and a civil service wage freeze. Zeev Klein 12 Feb 03 19:18Minister of Finance Silvan Shalom and senior Ministry of Finance officials will present Prime Minister Ariel Sharon with a framework for the new cuts in the 2003 budget. The decision to expedite discussion of the new economic plan was settled a few minutes ago between Sharon and Shalom. The framework includes a NIS 7-10 billion budget cut, reducing the ratio of government spending...