Arrangements Formulated on Taxation and the Transfer of Goods between Israel
and the Palestinian Authority

(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister
Salam Fayyad, this evening (Tuesday, 31 July 2012), agreed on arrangements
regarding taxation and the transfer of goods between Israel and the PA.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued the following statement on the
agreement:

"The arrangements that have been formulated constitute part of our declared
policy of supporting Palestinian society and strengthening its economy. I
hope that the arrangements will assist in advancing our relations with the
Palestinians in additional areas."