I love elections.
So much more gets done during election season than in 2 or four years of actual government. After elections were called, just a short 10 days ago, we've already had a new plan to bring down the cost of living (canceling VAT on basic goods), and now, among other plans announced (such as Defense Minister Yaalon announcing pavement of new roads in Judea and Samaria), Silvan Shalom has announced the cancellation of the water organizations (תאגידי מים).
The water organizations have been a thorn in the side of residents. Some function fairly well and efficient and provide decent to good service, but many do not. They all, even the good ones, have caused the price of water to increase tremendously for the consumer - me and you. Automatically, not taking anything else into account, we all now have to pay VAT on our water, which on its own is an 18% increase. Forget that they now have to also pay for fancy offices, salaries, refreshments, furniture, etc.
So, Minister Silvan Shalom announced that he is putting an end to the water authorities. Instead of the 55 water authorities around Israel, there will be one government office handling it all. In addition to those savings, there will also be a process to make the systems more efficient, which will effect an additional 9% decrease in the price of water.
source: Ynet
so, yes, I love elections. more actual benefits to the citizens of Israel (and probably true in most countries) gets done in the name of elections than at any other time.
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