Budget 2024

Budget 2024: No Reforms, No Vision, Only Taxes and Fees

The Lebanese Parliament approved last weekend, within the constitutional timeframe, the draft budget law for the year 2024, after bringing in the necessary amendments. However, the draft law neglected to include crucial reforms that could help the country come out of its financial collapse. The Parliament-approved budget underwent a thorough ...

Budget 2024: Debate Continues for the Second Day

For the second day running, the Lebanese parliament continues its debate on the 2024 state budget. The MPs, who are meeting for the plenary session at the Parliament on Thursday, are expected to discuss and then vote on the finance bill article by article. After a first day mainly devoted to speeches by the various parties, the second day will be ...

Budget 2024: Berri Convenes Parliament Sessions on January 24-25

The Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, summoned MPs on Friday to sessions on Wednesday, January 24 and Thursday, January 25 at 11 AM to study and approve the 2024 budget. He also specified that dedicated sessions would be held in the evening of these two days. The draft State budget, having been finalized on Monday by the parliamentary Finance ...

Budget 2024: Budget Credits Approved in Committee

The parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, met twice on Wednesday. It examined and approved the budgets of the Ministries of Education, Displaced Persons, Administrative Development, Finance, Telecommunications and Industry, as well as those of the National Anti-Corruption, Human Rights, Inspection and Relief ...

Budget 2024: One Billion Lebanese Pounds Allocated for Municipal Elections

The Parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee, led by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, met on Thursday to continue reviewing the 2024 fiscal year budget proposal. This budget, approved by the Council of Ministers on September 12, was discussed in the presence of the Caretaker Minister of Finance, Youssef Khalil, and the Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi. ...