There is a gap in the comparative actual spending on the security sector in 2021-2022 from a gender perspective, given that women only comprise 6% of those working in the security sector and the greater percentage of the 2022 actual spending was on salaries and wages. Hence, women’s benefit from these allocations, which were nearly ILS2.9 billion in 2022 and ILS2.8 billion in 2021, was very limited given the low percentage of women in the security sector in general. Furthermore, they are not distributed among the higher echelons, such as rank of colonel or higher, compared to men. The percentage of women in the security sector was also much lower compared to the civil sector.
In accordance with the 2022 actual spending report of the Ministry of Finance, the actual spending of the Interior and National Security Ministry was (ILS3,685.3) million from a total of ILS (16,197.6) million of the overall actual spending in the 2022 general budget, or 22.8% of overall expenditures. In accordance with the 2021 actual spending report of the Ministry of Finance, the actual spending for the Interior and National Security Ministry was ILS (3,557.2) million of a total ILS (16,120.3) million of the overall actual spending in the 2021 general budget, or 22.1% of overall expenditures.
First: The actual spending of the Ministry of Interior and National Security in 2022 was higher than the actual spending in 2021 by 4%, or by ILS128 million.
Second: The actual spending percentage for the Ministry of Interior and National Security during 2022 was 22.8% of the overall public expenditures in Palestine, while in 2021 it was 22.1%, which is the highest amount of expenditures in PA decision-making centers
Third: The main item in the Ministry of Interior and National Security budget was salaries and wages, whereby actual spending for this item was ILS2,882.8 million in 2022, compared to ILS2,753.5 million in 2021, at an increase of 5% from 2021. This is accredited to annual raises and promotions of security sector employees.
Fourth: Actual spending on salaries and wages, social contributions and operational expenditures in 2022 was higher than in 2021, but to a limited extent.
Fifth: The Ministry of Interior and National Security’s development expenditures decreased from ILS87.1 million in 2021 to ILS 79.2 million in 2022
Conclusion: It is clear from the analysis of the comparative actual spending analysis for 2021-2022 that the actual spending on decision-making positions in the Ministry of Interior and National Security increased in 2022, compared to 2021. In 2022, this figure was around ILS3.68 billion, which is the highest percentage of expenditures in PA decision-making centers by 22.8% compared to 22.1% in 2021. Expenditures in the Ministry of Interior and National Security is mainly on salaries and wages, or 78% of the overall expenditures in the security sector. There is also a gap in comparative actual spending on the security sector in 2021-2022 from a gender perspective, given that women only comprise 6% of those who work in the security sector and also because the greater percentage of the 2022 actual spending went to salaries and wages, which means women only slightly benefited from these allocations.
There is a gap in the comparative actual spending on the security sector in 2021-2022 from a gender perspective, given that women only comprise 6% of those working in the security sector and the greater percentage of the 2022 actual spending was on salaries and wages. Hence, women’s benefit from these allocations, which were nearly ILS2.9 billion in 2022 and ILS2.8 billion in 2021, was very limited given the low percentage of women in the security sector in general. Furthermore, they are not distributed among the higher echelons, such as rank of colonel or higher, compared to men. The percentage of women in the security sector was also much lower compared to the civil sector.