In view of this, and since the Bank of Israel has the experience and the know-how necessary to advance projects of this kind, the Bank of Israel has decided to take upon itself the challenge of establishing and operating the database, with all that this involves.
To that end, the Minister of Finance and I have appointed a higher steering committee led by the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel and the Director General of the Ministry of Finance, and including the Director General of the Bank of Israel, the Deputy Budget Director at the Ministry of Finance, and representatives of the National Economic Council and the Ministry of Defense.