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Lapid's NIS 20,000 salary comment angers middle class
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| Last Edited | 411 Name Removed Apr 03, 2013 09:26pm |
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| Author | Globes' correspondent |
| News Date | Wednesday, April 3, 2013 03:25:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Minister of Finance Yair Lapid's latest Facebook post has incensed the country's middle class, in which he mentioned the case of a couple from Hadera with a combined salary of NIS 20,000 who cannot afford to buy a new apartment for one of their children.
In the post, Lapid said, "I told the Ministry of Finance officials a few days ago that I wanted to talk about Ms. Cohen. Riki Cohen of Hadera, 37, is a high school teacher. Her husband is a high-tech middle manager, and they jointly earn just over NIS 20,000 a month. They have an apartment and travel abroad once every two years, but they have no chance of buying an apartment for one of their three children in the future."
In a country where the average gross national salary is less than NIS 9,000 and, under these circumstances, the middle class is defined as people earning NIS 6,750-11,250 a month, Lapid's remarks seem divorced from reality. |
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