Regarding the “storm” over tax benefits for West Bank settlements, these are the current tax benefit rates in Israel:
Sderot and Gaza envelope – 20%
Netivot – 16%
Ofakim – 18%
Arad – 18%
Ashkelon (new) – 7%
Kiryat Shmona and Shlomi – 20%
Northern border communities – 14%, now being raised to 18%
Ma’alot – 14%
Nahariya – 12%
Acre – 12%
Tiberias – 12%
Beit She’an – 12%
Nof HaGalil (new) – 12%
Jordan Valley – 12%
West Bank (new, only deep settlements) – 7%