The Lebanese Cabinet will convene tomorrow, Tuesday, with a packed agenda of 44 items.
Key matters include several draft laws, such as proposals to appoint an ad hoc financial investigator, amend the Code of Civil Procedure and a previously postponed bill to establish a Ministry of Technology and Artificial Intelligence.
The Cabinet will also review an amendment on the funding of solid waste management and the opening of budget advances for the education sector, as well as the fund for judges of religious courts.
Ministers are expected to examine a draft judicial cooperation agreement with the European Union, Eurojust and a memorandum of understanding with the Sultanate of Oman covering agriculture, fisheries and food security.
In addition to legislation, the meeting will address a broad range of appointments and administrative matters. Highlights include a proposed revision of ministerial advisors’ salaries, which would increase from LBP 6 million to LBP 180 million per month, and the appointments of the president and members of the Court of Justice, a key institution in Lebanon’s judicial system. The Civil Service Council will also propose changes to the appointment criteria for the National Institute of Administration.
The health sector will be a major focus, with several items on the agenda, including defining the required competencies for the nursing profession and organizing the work of the Nursing Specializations Commission. The government will also consider a budget transfer of more than LBP 2,200 billion from medication funds to hospitalization funds to cover expenses in both the public and private sectors. Additional funding for the rehabilitation and equipping of public hospitals will also be discussed.
Defense matters are also included, with three decrees allowing the recall of reserve military personnel to active service.
Other items cover a range of sectors, including financing maintenance work at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, reviewing the state’s share of revenue from online gambling, revising fees for the temporary use of public maritime property and examining new conditions for authorizing the exploitation of water resources. The Ministry of Interior will also present several items, including the tendering process for household waste management in Jezzine.
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