以色列考慮取消最高面額紙幣以打擊犯罪

以色列 200 謝克爾紙幣。美國已經很多年沒有發行過 500 美元或 1,000 美元的紙幣了。加拿大已停止流通 1,000 美元紙幣。

Israel may soon discontinue circulating its highest-denomination bank note, the 200 shekel, due to its alleged use in criminal activities.

以色列可能很快就會停止流通其最高面額紙幣 200 謝克爾，因為該紙幣涉嫌用於犯罪活動。

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a Knesset subcommittee to examine the possibility of abolishing the 200-shekel note. The subcommittee will investigate whether the note's use in illicit transactions, particularly in Israel's Arab society, warrants its discontinuation. Arabs constitute about 17 percent of Israel's total population.

以色列總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡已命令以色列議會小組委員會研究廢除 200 謝克爾面額紙幣的可能性。小組委員會將調查該紙幣在非法交易中的使用，特別是在以色列的阿拉伯社會中是否值得停止使用。阿拉伯人約佔以色列總人口的17%。

The 200-shekel note has an exchange value of about $54 U.S. It is the highest-denomination bank note in circulation in Israel, and its discontinuation would be a significant monetary shift.

200 謝克爾紙幣的兌換價值約為 54 美元，是以色列流通的最大面額紙幣，其停產將是一個重大的貨幣轉變。

According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the move is part of a broader campaign against non-declared or “black money.” However, the Bank of Israel has stated that there is insufficient professional justification to cancel any bank note.

據總理辦公室（PMO）稱，此舉是打擊未申報資金或「黑錢」的更廣泛運動的一部分。然而，以色列央行表示，沒有足夠的專業理由取消任何鈔票。

Sources indicate that Netanyahu's examination of the 200-shekel bank note was prompted by a proposal submitted to the Finance Ministry in early September by several high-ranking businesspeople and former senior government officials. The proposal alleges that a substantial portion of cash stashed in 200-shekel bills is used to evade taxes. Hence, the prime minister hopes that discontinuing the bills will help curb tax evasion.

消息人士稱，內塔尼亞胡對200謝克爾鈔票的審查是由幾位高級商人和前高級政府官員於9月初向財政部提交的一項提案促成的。該提案稱，200 謝克爾鈔票中藏匿的現金很大一部分被用來逃稅。因此，首相希望終止該法案將有助於遏制逃稅。

Hisunim Finance Chairman Adam Reuter has stated, “In a modern country where there is a strong banking infrastructure, there is no reason for a business owner to hold a lot of cash because it makes him an easy target for robbery. The [business owner] who has evaded taxes until now will be forced to stop hoarding cash and will have both a stick and a carrot to start paying taxes.”

Hisunim Finance 董事長 Adam Reuter 表示：「在一個擁有強大銀行基礎設施的現代國家，企業主沒有理由持有大量現金，因為這使他很容易成為搶劫的目標。迄今為止一直逃稅的[企業主]將被迫停止囤積現金，並開始納稅。

Sources indicate that dropping the bank note denomination is one of several ways to prevent citizens from hoarding capital. The Israeli government is considering using artificial intelligence tools to track illegal financial activity and banning the large-scale use of cash substitutes like precious metals (gold and silver).

消息人士稱，取消紙幣面額是防止公民囤積資本的幾種方法之一。以色列政府正在考慮使用人工智慧工具追蹤非法金融活動，並禁止大規模使用貴金屬（黃金和白銀）等現金替代品。

In 2023, Israel imposed a regulation requiring the Tax Authority to preapprove any business-to-business transaction valued at more than 25,000 shekels. This new proposal would lower that transaction threshold to 5,000 shekels per transaction.

2023 年，以色列實施了一項法規，要求稅務機關預先批准任何價值超過 25,000 謝克爾的企業對企業交易。這項新提案將把每筆交易的交易門檻降低至 5,000 謝克爾。

Ynet is Israel’s leading authoritative English language daily source for news and current events in Israel and the Jewish world. In late September, Ynet warned readers, “Similar steps have been implemented in other countries. In parts of China, the use of cash has been completely banned in certain cities.”

Ynet 是以色列領先的權威英語每日新聞來源，提供以色列和猶太世界的新聞和時事。 9月底，Ynet警告讀者：「其他國家也採取了類似的措施。在中國部分地區，某些城市已經完全禁止使用現金。

Ynet continued that Israel's government is using the excuse that “other countries are doing it already, too.”

Ynet 繼續表示，以色列政府正在以「其他國家也已經這樣做了」為藉口。

BitCoinMagazine.com added, “As expected, this move - identical to India's move in 2016 - will cause further destabilization of Israel's economy and of its citizens' physical and mental states. A derivative of this economic shake-up will ripple into Gaza, who is relying on the Israeli shekel as its currency, and clearly, its population is heavily reliant on cash.”

BitCoinMagazine.com 補充道：「正如預期的那樣，這項舉措與印度 2016 年的舉措相同，將導致以色列經濟及其公民的身心狀態進一步不穩定。這種經濟變革的衍生品將波及加沙，該地區依賴以色列謝克爾作為其貨幣，顯然，其人口嚴重依賴現金。

Roger Huang writes about Bitcoin and where it intersects with economics, geopolitics, and history. BitCoinMagazine recently quoted Huang as saying, “China’s central bank actually makes it illegal to not accept cash as a payment option and has punished businesses in the past for doing so, even during COVID. This is in direct contradiction to a statement justifying restrictions on cash in Israel that certain cities ban the use of cash. This has not been reported, and with no primary source verified, it is hard to prove. The Chinese central bank’s actions suggest the opposite. Though China is going more cashless and is the most aggressive country at advancing a CBDC/central bank digital currency, it has not implemented bans or restrictions on using cash - and in fact, its central bank punishes those that restrict the use of cash.”

Roger Huang 撰寫有關比特幣及其與經濟、地緣政治和歷史的交叉點的文章。 《BitCoinMagazine》最近引述黃的話說：「中國央行實際上將不接受現金作為支付方式定為非法行為，並且過去曾懲罰過這樣做的企業，即使是在新冠疫情期間也是如此。這與以色列限制現金的聲明（即某些城市禁止使用現金）直接矛盾。這尚未被報道，並且沒有經過驗證的主要來源，因此很難證明。中國央行的行動顯示了相反的情況。儘管中國正變得更加無現金化，並且是推進CBDC/央行數位貨幣最積極的國家，但它並沒有對使用現金實施禁令或限制——事實上，其央行會懲罰那些限制使用現金的人。 」

According to the Sept. 24 Jerusalem Post, “As a medium-term goal, the proposal would seek to reduce cash use in Israel drastically and instead encourage bank transfers or credit cards, allowing the government to track illicit transactions better.”

據《耶路撒冷郵報》9 月 24 日報道，“作為中期目標，該提案將尋求大幅減少以色列的現金使用，轉而鼓勵銀行轉帳或信用卡，使政府能夠更好地追踪非法交易。”

Israel currently uses bank notes in denominations of 20, 50, 100, and 200 shekels. Coins circulate in 10 agorot and half denominations, 1, 2, 5, and 10 shekels.

以色列目前使用的紙幣面值為 20、50、100 和 200 謝克爾。流通的硬幣有 10 種阿戈羅特半面額，分別是 1、2、5 和 10 謝克爾。