Daylight Saving Time will last 170 days, until September 16. DST will slash energy reliance by NIS 40m., as well as increase the production of workers
Israelbegan Daylight Saving Time (DST) at 02:00 am on Friday, March 30. At that time, clocks were moved forward one hour, to 03:00 am. Daylight Saving Time will last 170 days, until September 16.
Daylight saving time, also called “summer time,” is the practice of advancing clocks forward by one hour in the spring to gain additional daylight during the early evening.
According to Mr. Moshe Cohen, Daylight Saving Time is estimated to benefit the economy by some NIS 80 million. According to Moshe Cohen, the Chairman of the Energy Commission at the Manufacturers Association, the DST will slash energy reliance by NIS 40m., as well as increase the production of workers and reduce the number of road accidents.
The Israeli parliament had established that daylight savings time begins every year on the Friday before April 2 and ends on the Saturday night between the Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur.
Manufacturers Association: Daylight Saving Time will save the economy NIS 80 million
Daylight Saving Time will last 170 days, until September 16. DST will slash energy reliance by NIS 40m., as well as increase the production of workers
01.04.07 / 00:00
•
More articles that may interest you
March 30th - Israel turn its clocks to Daylight Savings Time
Bank of Israel predicts 5.1% GDP growth in 2007
ICC - Israeli Foreign Minister agreed that Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations is vital
CBS: Israel’s goods exports slows down
India-Israel Bilateral Trade - US$2.7 Billion in 2006
Israeli textile worker produces more than 8 times the amount of their Chinese counterparts
More news from Industry & Trade Section
>CBS: February trade deficit $900m/20.03.07
>It's official - 2006 GDP grew by 5.1%/20.03.07
>ICIC: Exports to politically high risk countries up/12.03.07
>MAI: female participation in directorates is 25%/12.03.07
>Tax Authority: motor vehicle imports up by 69% during February 2007/12.03.07
>Israeli trade delegation visits Hungary/12.03.07
>Turkish delegation led by Minister of Foreign Trade visit Israel this week/05.03.07
>CBS: November 2006-January 2007 Exports up annualized 22%/05.03.07
>Kazakhstan agreed to significant customs duty reduction on Israeli products/05.03.07
>Bank of Israel: Second Lebanon War Reduced GDP by Only 0.5%/26.02.07