In an interview with television Channel 2 News yesterday evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the plan of Minister of Finance Moshe Kahlon to impose a tax on people who own three or more residences. "I have three homes, so I am prevented from being involved and have a conflict of interests," the prime minister said. He said he did not know how many members of Knesset were owners of three or more residences. RELATED ARTICLES Treasury preparing changes to multi-home tax Treasury's single home price index proposal raises uproar Gafni: Finance C'ttee won't approve 3-home tax It is estimated that about 50,000 people in Israel own three or more residences, and many members of Knesset are believed to be among them. Criticism of the taxation measure has been growing from politicians on all sides of politics. Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on September 25, 2016 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2016
