The city council has approved the current budget proposal for 2025, amounting to approximately 990 million shekels - an increase of approximately 72 million shekels compared to last year, reflecting an increase of approximately 8% from the 2024 budget. The budget was formulated while referring to the complex challenges of the period.
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Mayor Haim Bibas: "The 2025 budget expresses the need to meet the challenges of war in the face of the security reality alongside the need to continue maintaining the quality of life, preserving a leading education system and strengthening personal and community resilience."
The budget proposal for 2025 covers security and the social consequences arising from the war, which requires an increased investment of resources to increase public security and maintain an optimal quality of life for the residents. In addition to meeting the immediate needs, efforts are invested in the field of education, which constitutes about half of the budget, as well as in promoting community activities, developing employment areas, and using advanced technologies within the framework of the "Smart City" model, to improve and optimize the city's infrastructure and service to residents.
Mayor Haim Bibas presented the budget at a special meeting of council members held on Monday, October 28th, 2024. "The approval of the 2025 budget, in the shadow of the constraints of the war, obliges us to plan carefully and to make responsible decisions that place security of the city and the need to increase the sense of personal security, at the top of the list of priorities. This, alongside maintaining the quality of life and improving urban services for residents, in view of the natural growth in the city, which raises new challenges in the field of education, infrastructure, improving the city's cleanliness system, nurturing and maintaining public spaces, etc. The goal is to keep pace with development and ensure a comprehensive response for the needs of the residents," said Bibas.
"The municipality is required to allocate significant resources to upgrade the municipal security system, to strengthen security around educational institutions and to strengthen emergency systems, out of an obligation to maintain maximum preparedness even in challenging conditions."
The new municipal budget gives a central emphasis to the field of education, while developing innovative study programs in schools and kindergartens, establishing advanced learning spaces, and improving the education infrastructure for the future generation. "We are committed to continuing to invest in education, despite the complex reality, and to ensure that we provide the best tools for the success of our pupils," the mayor noted.
In addition, the municipality will continue to develop the "smart city" model, which provides residents with comprehensive and advanced digital services, and optimizes the municipality's resources. Within the budget, resources will be allocated to the municipal innovation center, which helps the municipal departments develop tools for efficient management and saving resources, and to improve services offered to residents in the digital age.
Basics of the budget
Education
Like each year, the field of education continues to be at the top of the list of priorities, and constitutes half of the municipal budget. The education budget increased from approximately NIS 456 million in 2024 to approximately NIS 490 million in 2025 - an increase of about 7.5%.
The additional part of the education budget is intended, among other things, for the advancement of innovative learning programs, the integration of advanced learning tools, and the implementation of study programs in the fields of technology and entrepreneurship in the city.
Adding standards for educational support workers in the municipal education system.
Preparing for the establishment of a secondary school and kindergartens in the Moreshet neighborhood.
Continue the advancement of work programs customized for the city's children, with an emphasis on children in the special education system.
Development and promotion of programs to improve the municipal education system, with an individual response to each student.
Advancemement of programs to increase the quality of the matriculation certificate, with an emphasis on increasing the number of students in scientific and technological majors, including 4 and 5 units of study in mathematics and English.
Continue the cultivation of the special education system and the implementation of municipal programs to prevent dropouts from educational institutions - the dropout rate in the city is currently zero.Additional community activities
The Community wing's budget will be approximately NIS 5.6 million, and will be allocated, among other things, to investment in the senior citizen population, which is growing every year. For them, the municipality will provide community activities, enrichment classes, and other initiatives. Alongside this, activities will also be implemented for all residents, with the aim of strengthening the sense of community and partnership in the city.Social Services
The Social Services budget increased by more than ten million shekels, from approximately 75.4 million shekels in 2024 to 85.7 million shekels in 2025. The budget increase will allow the department to expand support and assistance to populations that need it, including the elderly, families with special needs, single-parent families, immigrants, youth at risk and families in need.Advancing Smart city innovation
In the field of innovation and technology, the municipality will continue to implement the multi-year plan to promote the "smart city" model.
Continuing the development of the digital innovation center, which serves as a central work tool for municipal managers, enabling informed decision-making, control and monitoring the implementation of work plans, and meeting goals in accordance with municipal strategic planning.
Expanding accessibility of municipal services to residents online, to improve and optimize the quality of service.Improvement of the City (Shefa)
For improving the appearance of the city, cleaning, sanitation and environmental quality, the municipality increased the annual budget by more than ten million shekels, to a total of approximately 132 million shekels.
The bulk of the addition is intended to strengthen the cleaning system, the removal of garbage in the city, while in the field of landscaping, the municipality plans to continue investing in the maintenance and development of green areas in the city, including the planting of thousands of additional trees.Youth and young people
The budget of the Department of Society, Youth and Young People will be approximately NIS 5 million, to be invested in activities for LGBT youth, preparation for a meaningful army service, and diverse youth initiatives.
In addition, the municipality's budget for supporting youth movements will amount to approximately NIS 1.2 million, intended to help the youth movements and organizations operating in the city, for the girls and boys of Modi'in Maccabim Reut.Sports department
The sports department's budget for 2025 will be approximately NIS 7.6 million, and will include support for the municipal sports associations, which promote and strengthen sports throughout the city. The budget will also allow the expansion of the variety of sports activities open to the public and the development of new initiatives to encourage an active and healthy lifestyle for all ages.Culture and Leisure
In the field of culture and leisure, the municipality will continue to promote a variety of activities and events for the city's residents, with a special emphasis on the production of urban festivals and cultural events on the city center boulevard and in the commercial centers. This program is designed to support local businesses and enrich cultural experience in Modi'in Maccabim Reut. The budget, which will reach approximately NIS 12.5 million, will enable original productions, cultural programs for all ages, evening leisure events, and other initiatives aimed at strengthening the urban community and creating cultural connections between residents.City development boom
Despite the crisis in the construction industry, the municipality will continue to progress in works in Moreshet neighborhood, including infrastructure and the construction of the educational and public institutions.
The neighborhood is intended to be a model for an advanced neighborhood, with an emphasis on a high quality of life and advanced services for residents.Additional projects
In the coming year, the municipality will continue to promote several projects within the city development budget, including development of the city center, opening of the first hotel in the city and the establishment of a center for advanced health and medical services. These projects are designed to upgrade the experience of residents and visitors to the city.
The municipality has also approved, as part of the master plan, the expansion of the technology park and Einav center by more than one million square meters for construction for employment, commerce, recreation and leisure. This expansion is intended to provide more employment opportunities and strengthen the local economy.
It is important to note that the municipality crossed the 45% benchmark for tax revenues from non-residential property tax , which indicates high demand for these areas, which have become very attractive for entrepreneurs and investors. These changes underpin the intention to continue developing the city and provide its residents with the most advanced services and developments.
Municipal Treasurer Yaniv Amos: "We approve the Authority's 2025 budget during one of the most challenging times the country has ever known. Modi'in Maccabim Reut approaches this period prepared and financially sound, and this is thanks to the Authority's correct financial management in recent years, which allows us to continue to provide quality and good service to city residents. I would like to thank the managers of the departments for their dedication and effort in building the work plans and the budget and to thank the employees of the financial administration for their hard work and good work throughout the year in general, and in building the budget in particular."
