This conference also has an important contribution to make in promoting employment and business between the various sectors of Israel’s population. Employment is not the only issue when dealing with poverty. In the case of extremely lowpaid employees, the solution lies in the system of negative income tax, or earned income tax credit (EITC), which would raise the return on labor.
This subject, together with many others, features in the government’s socio-economic agenda. It should be advanced and implemented as quickly as possible, along with the other important issues. At the same time, appropriate support must be provided for those genuinely incapable of working, including the handicapped and the elderly.