Agreement was reached June 12th between representatives of the deaf protesters and the Treasury. In a state ment issued by the Finance Ministry, each employed person who is registered as deaf will be eligible for a “communication bonus” of NIS 288 per month and unemployed deaf persons would be eligible for NIS 260 per month. These bonuses will also increase in 2004. Community centers for the deaf will also have their annual budgets increased from NIS 200,000 to NIS 500,000.