Khalil Promises to Pay Salaries of Civil Servants but Warns against Illegal Acts
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Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil appeased fears on Monday that civil servants would not be paid their salaries at the end of the month because of the paralysis of parliament.
“There is no problem in paying their salaries,” Khalil said during a press conference he held at his office.
“I want all the public opinion to know that there should be legal spending,” he said. “We should give people their rights and stay within legal boundaries.”
Parliament should pass draft-laws allowing the government to approve treasury loans. But lawmakers have been boycotting legislative sessions over the vacuum at the presidency.
He vowed to exert all efforts to pay civil servants their salaries but stressed that lines of credit can't be opened unless they are legal.
“I haven't approved any treasury loan for any ministry” so far, he stressed to dismiss any rumor that he would take such a step to cover public administration expenses.
Khalil urged MPs to approve financial draft-laws.
Central Bank Governor Riyad Salameh told As Safir newspaper on Monday that the wages for the public sector would be guaranteed.
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M.T.
07 July 2014, 15:11
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I wonder why ALL the politicians (both sides) in Lebanon always "warn" of something. And nobody does anything about the warning.
07 July 2014, 22:57
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The reality is that We need to get rid of the deficit.(1) Wage hike will be detrimental and cannot be afforded (2) Electricity should be progressively rep-priced to reflect cost - like they do in Canada(3) Banks and larger entities should pay higher taxes (4) VAT should be increased but removed on essential items (5) A surtax should be applied to higher income people (6) A national service must be implemented to help defend the country
07 July 2014, 22:57
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The reality is that We need to get rid of the deficit.(1) Wage hike will be detrimental and cannot be afforded (2) Electricity should be progressively rep-priced to reflect cost - like they do in Canada(3) Banks and larger entities should pay higher taxes (4) VAT should be increased but removed on essential items (5) A surtax should be applied to higher income people (6) A national service must be implemented to help defend the country
07 July 2014, 19:44
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Yes, sure of course. Most of these "civil servants" occupy their positions as political patronage from the AMAL Movement which Mr. Khalil represents. Sure, he will deliver government largess to his zilm, otherwise, what good is it to be a ziam?
