📰 2 sources 3 articles · 28 Sep 2026, 10:15 → 20 days ago

Lebanese debate over abolishing fixed fees on fuel

A political debate has escalated in Lebanon over the fixed fees imposed on fuel, after MP Ghassan Hasbani called for abolishing them amid a sharp global rise in fuel prices. MP Nada Boustani responded by stressing the responsibility of the forces participating in the government, while Wadie Akl, a member of the political council of the Free Patriotic Movement, attacked the call and directed criticism at the Lebanese Forces party and Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi.

📍 Where things stand: The debate continues among Lebanese political forces over the fixed fees on fuel, with positions and criticism being exchanged without an official decision on the matter.

⏱️ Timeline

28 Sep 2026, 10:15 Lebanese politician Ghassan Hasbani called for abolishing the fixed fees imposed on fuel.
28 Sep 2026, 12:26 MP Nada Boustani responded to MP Ghassan Hasbani's position calling for abolishing the fixed fees on fuel, considering that the forces participating in the government bear responsibility for the decisions taken in this file, and highlighting the increases she described as unjustified in favor of station owners and importing companies. For his part, Hasbani saw that the sharp global rise in fuel prices makes abolishing the fixed fees necessary.
28 Sep 2026, 15:50 Wadie Akl, a lawyer and member of the political council of the Free Patriotic Movement, attacked via a post on the X platform the call to abolish the fixed fees imposed on fuel, and directed direct criticism at the Lebanese Forces party and Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi. Akl attached to his post a statement by MP in the "Strong Republic" bloc Ghassan Hasbani, in which he called for abolishing the fixed fees amid the sharp global rise in fuel prices.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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Lebanon Debate 15:50

"The one who cooked the poison fed it to the hungry people"... Wadih Akl attacks "the Lebanese Forces"

Member of the Political Council of the Free Patriotic Movement, lawyer Wadih Akl, attacked in a post on X the call to cancel fixed fees imposed on fuel, directing direct criticism …

Lebanon Debate 12:26

Boustani responds to Hasbani: "Whom are you raising your voice for?" in the fuel fees case

Lebanese MP Nada Boustani responded to MP Ghassan Hasbani's call to cancel the fixed fees imposed on fuels, saying that the forces participating in the government bear responsibili…

LBCI 10:15

Hasbani: Cancel the fixed fees on fuel

Lebanese politician Ghassan Hasbani called for the cancellation of the fixed fees imposed on fuel, according to a report by LBCI.