Jumblat Says Govt. Must Stop Squandering Before Approving Wage Scale, Budget
Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat took to Twitter on Tuesday listing a number of measures that he said if applied by the Lebanese government would help the country get out of its “recession” or prevent it from “falling.”
“Before (deciding on) the wage scale or state budget, you should first deal with the huge squandering as mentioned in (Lebanese daily) Ad Diyar. You should also stop the electricity and telecommunication projects,” said Jumblat is a tweet.
An electricity plan to lease power generating ships to cover for the power shortage in Lebanon was criticized by several political parties.
The MP also said the government must “stop aid for state-funded free schools and education allowances for civilians and military personnel,” which he said is affecting the public schools.
The MP criticized the privileges given to some army “divisions at the expense of others,” and said the “number of officers outnumber those in the Korean army but without any use.”
He also called for the amendment of the retirement law.
Source: Naharnet
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