Status of Persons Serving in Military Service Bill

What does the bill do?

The proposal sets rights and benefits for those serving in regular military service and in the reserves, including: a tax credit point, a benefit for an employer deducting 5% of the tax, exemption from entrance fees to national parks and free entry to national sites. Active reservists will be given an exemption from payment of registration fees, vehicle license fees, registration in the Engineers Registry and professional fees. Exceptional reservists (who served 60 days or more a year) will be given additional benefits: participation in payments for kindergartens and day camps, exemption from municipal property tax (arnona), a discount on electricity and water, participation in rent (1,000–1,500 shekels per month according to days of service), freezing of mortgage payments without interest, and discounts on purchasing land under the Economic Efficiency Law.