As failure continues to plague the cabinet formation process and the parliamentary sessions, procrastination looms ahead threatening the citizens’ affairs and public employees’ fate.
In fact, the ongoing stalemate jeopardizes the public employees’ salaries as the Ministry of Finance declared to be in a state of complete shortfall, being unable to ensure the required funds as of next October.
One of three options is deemed necessary to solve the said bottleneck: either the cabinet will have to convene in an extraordinary session, or a draft-law must be put forth by lawmakers or what is known as an “ambulant decree” must be enacted.
As for the first option, sources close to caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati didn’t dismiss talks in this regard provided that they would be kept low-profile, insinuating at the Minister of Finance Mohammad al-Safadi’s conduct.
On the other hand, some have denied reports portending an imminent bankruptcy, saying “Safadi is seeking to bandy around responsibility and pressure PM Mikati.”
Safadi’s press office branded these accusations as “disorienting”, asserting that the minister had actually informed both President Sleiman and Prime Minister Mikati about what would happen in October if the required legal cover was not ensured. Therefore, Safadi suggested signing an extraordinary decree if both the cabinet and the Parliament’s general assembly failed to convene.
“Liquidity is available. The ministry won’t fall into bankruptcy”, Minister Safadi’s press office told MTV.
Joyce Akiki

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