Report: Parliament Holds Q&A Session, State Budget on Front Burner
A question and answer session will be held at the parliament on Wednesday to question the government performance, and the country’s 2019 State Budget will be discussed by Cabinet before passing it to Parliament for approval, media reports said.
The Q&A session can become an “interrogation if the government’s answers turn unconvincing,” said the reports.
On the other hand, the focus has also been brought to the approval of the state budget, “it will likely take the final shape within days,” ministerial sources told al-Joumhouria daily.
Prime Minister Saad Hariri reportedly plans to call for an urgent meeting to discuss the budget draft. It will be attended by representatives of the parliamentary blocs to include Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil of the Development and Liberation bloc, Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil of the Strong Lebanon bloc, Hizbullah official Hajj Hussein Khalil and MP George Adwan of the Strong Republic bloc.
Lebanon’s 2019 state budget has still not been passed although the government was formed at the end of January. The government is expected to discuss the budget and approve it before passing it to Parliament for endorsement.
Moreover, the government is scheduled to meet on Thursday afternoon at the Grand Serail to discuss several items listed on its agenda after an earlier session on Monday that saw the approval of a long awaited electricity plan.
Source: Naharnet
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