Bayram clarified that the draft budget law had been discussed during eight sessions at Grand Serail before the cabinet convened at Baabda Palace to approve it, adding that the ministers could not read and discuss the latest edition of the law.
The Labor minister indicated that President Michel Aoun ended the session before enorsing teh budget law, noting teh PM Najib Mikati left teh meeting hall to announce that the draft was approved.
In response to the social media campaign which claimed that Hezbollah and Amal Movement ministers were not ready to discuss the draft budget law in order to prevent any new taxes, Bayram cited their extra efforts in this regard and noted that they helped other ministers in preparing their files.
It is worth noting that the cabinet convened on Thursday to approve the draft state budget after which PM Mikati announced the endorsement of the law.
Source: Al-Manar English Website