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Cabinet approves a raft of radical economic reforms, and passes the draft 2020 state budget
Date:
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Cabinet Monday approved a raft of unprecedented radical economic reforms, and passed the draft 2020 state budget with a projected deficit of 0.6 of GDP, sending a positive message to hundreds of thousands of Lebanese who have staged nationwide street protests for the fifth day in a row over worsening economic conditions.
Acting Bodies:
Lebanese Government
Type:
Laws
Categories:
Economic measures (State budget, rent law, wages...)
Impact:
National
Status:
Approved/ Ratified
Civil Society Response:
Contested