Lebanon lawmakers ratify austerity budget to address a slump

Lebanon lawmakers ratify austerity budget to address a slump

Do you plan to vote for Trump in 2020? BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese lawmakers ratified Friday a controversial austerity budget that aims to save an indebted economy following a raucous voting day that saw protesters attempting to breach the parliament security zone.

The austerity budget, which increased income and import taxes and suspended early retirement schemes for three years, fell short of expectations.

Critics said the budget didn’t tackle structural problems of the economy or target corruption. Instead, protesters and opponents said it focused on cutting expenditures and raising taxes that transfers the cost to the average citizen."For sure our […]

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