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Finance and Budget Committee begins studying the 2027 draft budget

Lebanon's parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan and with Minister Yassin Jaber present, began studying the 2027 draft budget. Kanaan said discussion of the budget's content starts tomorrow, rejecting the imposition of new fees, with tax amendments also set to begin tomorrow.

📍 Where things stand: Sessions are ongoing, with discussion of the budget's content and tax amendments expected tomorrow, alongside a declared rejection of new fees.

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2 Nov 2026, 11:22 The Finance and Budget Committee in the Lebanese Parliament began a session to study the 2027 draft budget, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan and with Minister Yassin Jaber present.
2 Nov 2026, 13:45 MP Ibrahim Kanaan said work will begin tomorrow by moving into the core content of the budget, stressing his rejection of imposing new fees in it.
2 Nov 2026, 14:01 It was announced that tax amendments start tomorrow, and Kanaan disclosed what the Finance Committee had accomplished.

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

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Tax amendments begin tomorrow... Kanaan reveals what the Finance Committee accomplished

Tax amendments are set to begin tomorrow, as Kanaan revealed what the Finance Committee has accomplished.

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Kanaan: We will begin discussing the core of the budget tomorrow and will not accept imposing new fees

MP Ibrahim Kanaan affirmed that work will begin tomorrow by entering into the core content of the budget, stressing his rejection of imposing new fees in it.

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Finance and Budget Committee begins studying the 2027 draft budget chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan

The Finance and Budget Committee of the Lebanese Parliament began a session to study the 2027 draft budget, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan and attended by Minister Yassin Jaber, acco…