In this regard, I of course noted the improvement, which is still slow, in the employment trends in the Arab and ultra-Orthodox sectors. The aging of the population is expected to lead to a sharp decline in the ratio of number people of working age to the number of the elderly, from 5.5 today to 3 in 2050.
The meaning of this is that there will be a need to increase the allocations for old age allowances, on healthcare expenditure, nursing care, and such, in order to maintain the current level of these allowances and services. Poverty is another issue with which we will need to deal.