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Minister of Finance asks the cabinet to remove from the budget proposal article 109 that gives ministers exceptional powers in amending tax rates and brackets

Date: 
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Finance Minister Youssef Khalil asks the cabinet to remove article 109 from the budget proposal. Article 109 of the draft budget document prepared by Khalil gives him and other ministers exceptional powers in amending tax rates and brackets over a period of two years.

Acting Bodies: 
Lebanese Government
Type: 
Laws
Categories: 
Economic measures (State budget, rent law, wages...)
Impact: 
National
Status: 
Proposed/Discussed
Civil Society Response: 
Not applicable