Lebanon approves 2020 budget with 0.6% deficit: Hariri

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Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri speaks during a news conference after a cabinet session at the Baabda palace, Lebanon October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT - Lebanon’s government approved a 2020 budget envisaging a deficit of 0.6% of gross domestic product, with banks set to participate in the deficit-reduction through an amount of 5.1 trillion Lebanese pounds , Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Monday. The government also approved a wider set of reforms including halving the salaries of members of parliament and ministers, Hariri said.

 

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Hizbollah is sinking Lebanon's economy like all Muslim radicals do to their countries. Watch out America!

Are you guys promoting him?

They should all rot in jail saadhariri walidjoumblatt DRSAMIRGEAGEA General_Aoun

Any economist can tell that the proposals are out of this world. What is weird is how did they achieve in 3 days what they have been doing totally the opposite since 1990. All these political parties cannot be trusted

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Exile the ruling class. ditchtheeurolebanese

The people have yet to approve and they most likely won't. Protests are still ongoing everywhere in lebanon for the 4th day in a row.

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