Ministry of Finance
Army Veterans Block Finance Ministry Building for Second Day
Retired military officers on Thursday staged a sit-in in front of the Finance Ministry’s revenues department for the second day in a row, also preventing employees from entering the building as part of their protests against the 2019 draft austerity budget which includes items that cut their pensions and end-of-service benefits.
Army Veterans Launch New Round of Anti-Budget Protests
Government Fails to Finalize Budget Draft Amid Lingering Divergences
Lebanon Paid $650 Million Maturing Eurobond on Monday with Central Bank Help
Minister: Lebanon Aims to Cut Debt Servicing Costs with 1% Interest Rate T-Bonds
Finance Minister: We Insist on Raising Tax on Interest
Lebanon's government insists on bringing the tax on banks' interest rates from 7 percent up to 10 percent, Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil announced on Monday.
Government to Start Discussing Draft Budget Next Week
Power Plant Shuts Down Pending Fuel Provision
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