Labor Minister Kamil Abu Sleiman expected Wednesday that the Parliament Council would witness "some folklore" in discussing the annual budget, which will be endorsed eventually.
In an interview with "MTV" Station this evening, he advised against "reopening the discussion bazar once again, in case of any tendency towards making amendments to the budget within the House of Parliament, since that would lead nowhere!"
"If they begin to alter the budget and eliminate certain austerity or tax measures taken, and we enter into new debate, it would then be difficult to rectify the economic situation and the crisis might be prolonged," cautiouned Abu Sleiman. "Hence, we are in need of a quick adoption of an austerity budget," he underlined.
Abu Sleiman deemed most of the current political class as "lacking sufficient awareness of the severe economic conditions prevailing in the country."
"We are faced with an economic situation that must be dealt with responsibly and patriotically, regardless of the reasons...We must all sacrifice to overcome this stage and exert our efforts to reduce the deficit, for we cannot wait for the fight against corruption," he corroborated.
Meanwhile, Abu Sleiman disclosed that the Lebanese Forces deputies will propose a draft law to end all illegal employment in state institutions, as well as a plan to combat the illegal presence of foreign laborers in the country.
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