Knesset asks High Court to unfreeze budget transfers approved during election recess
Ahead of Tuesday's hearing, the Knesset argued that Ohana lawfully authorized the disputed Finance Committee meeting despite opposition objections.
On Sunday, the Knesset requested the High Court of Justice to permit five frozen budget transfers to resume. The petition is based on the argument that Speaker Amir Ohana's approval of a Finance Committee meeting during the election recess was within his authority. A decision on the matter is expected on Tuesday, with hundreds of millions of shekels in unsettled allocations still pending.
The case could also clarify the extent of the Knesset speaker's authority in authorizing parliamentary business outside the usual coalition-opposition mechanism for approving recess meetings.
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