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Likud rebuts Lapid's budget demands, denies large coalition and ultra-Orthodox allocations

Likud rejected Lapid's claims about the defense budget, calling them "baseless and false." The party stated that state revenues exceeded expectations due to government economic policy, and the deficit is lower than projected, allowing defense budget increases without raising taxes. Likud denied Lapid's assertions about coalition funds and ultra-Orthodox sector budgets, saying "there have never been such amounts allocated to coalition funds and the ultra-Orthodox sector, not even close." The party accused Lapid of "abandoning Israel's security for cheap political considerations."