1.   College officials said they would raise more private funds, but also needed a steady or rising state allocation to run their institutions.

2.   In addition, many local districts provided local funds beyond the state allocations.

3.   Not so the public colleges, which have immediately felt the impact of state allocations that have either been cut this year or raised below the level of inflation.

4.   Project Return still does not know its state allocation.

5.   What is more, Lapid says, ultra-Orthodox politicians have used their position to extract generous state allocations for their schools and institutions.

6.   Although state allocations for health care have increased in recent years as the economy has improved, public health care has continued to crumble.

7.   Until that date, therefore, private citizens too will go on paying their taxes or receiving state allocation in marks.