Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 6

07-February-2005

LEBANON

Lebanese Budget Deficit In 2005 Projected Below 34% Of Expenditure

The Lebanese draft budget for 2005 is ready to be reviewed by the cabinet, the Lebanese Minster of Finance Elias Saba has said. However no date has been set for the review because the cabinet and parliament are involved in debating the countrys new electoral law. Outlining the main features of the new budget the minister said that projected expenditures in 2005...