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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...

Sharon working with Shalom on new economic plan If the negotiations on establishing a new government take too long, they may decide to implement the plan within two weeks. Zeev Klein 6 Feb 03 16:52Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Minister of Finance Silvan Shalom are jointly involved in formulating the economic emergency plan proposed by senior Ministry of Finance officials.Sharon and Shalom will soon decide if the NIS 7-9 billion budget cut and other measures will be implemented by the outgoing government, or be postponed until the new government takes office. Sources in Jerusalem believe that if the negotiations on...

Feb. 4, 2003 Finance Minister Shalom asks Bush to send another Israeli Astronaut to space By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF Finance Minister Silvan Shalom has asked US President Bush to consider sending another Israeli Astronaut into space as part of a NASA mission. Israel Radio reports that Bush reacted favorably to the request. Finance Minister Silvan Shalom was attending the memorial ceremony for the Columbia Astronauts in Houston as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's representative. Shalom asked President Bush to continue the cooperation between Israel and the US in the exploration of space. During the ceremony, US President Bush eulogized...