"The adoption of the state budget does not require celebrations and congratulations, for it is a duty of the government and the parliament council," said Member of the "Strong Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc" MP Alain Aoun on Saturday.

Speaking in an interview to Radio Lebanon, Aoun said there remains a lot to be accomplished, hoping that the upcoming budget would be better than the current one. He anticipated that the 2020 annual budget would be sent to the Parliament Council between the months of September and October 2019.

The MP continued to indicate that each member of parliament has the right to vote with or against the budget, while denouncing the continuous attempts by some to criticize positive achievements and actions. "They do not want to see anything good for the country, and they lack objectivity and do not distinguish between good and bad," he said regrettably.

Aoun considered that while achieving the figures aspired for by the state budget might not be totally guaranteed, it remains for sure that this budget will turn out better than the previous years. He added that the "Finance and Budget Committee worked honestly and frankly and did not try to hide anything, whereby the facts were revealed through requesting the necessary details from the relevant ministries."

He called on the Ministry of Economy to exert efforts to monitor the prices of products in the market.

Aoun also urged the cabinet to "return to its regular meetings and necessary action because ample time has been given for matters to cool down in the country following the incident in the Lebanese Mountain," while leaving the judicial measures to take their natural course regarding said incident.