The General Directorate of the Finance Ministry, Palais de Justice sector in Beirut. (Credit: P.H.B.)
BEIRUT — The Gathering of Public Sector Unions, representing military and civil servants, issued a statement on Friday in which they called on the government and Parliament to honor commitments made during the late-January debate on the 2026 budget, regarding salary and pension adjustments, as well as contractual wages.During the parliamentary debate over the 2026 budget, the government committed to presenting by mid-February, a proposal on public sector salary increases.According to sources familiar with the matter, the Finance Ministry has been examining a proposal that would grant public sector employees an increase equivalent to four to six additional monthly salaries, paid in Lebanese lira. One year on, what progress has been made? A year into office, where does the Salam government stand on reforms? Under the proposal, the...
BEIRUT — The Gathering of Public Sector Unions, representing military and civil servants, issued a statement on Friday in which they called on the government and Parliament to honor commitments made during the late-January debate on the 2026 budget, regarding salary and pension adjustments, as well as contractual wages.During the parliamentary debate over the 2026 budget, the government committed to presenting by mid-February, a proposal on public sector salary increases.According to sources familiar with the matter, the Finance Ministry has been examining a proposal that would grant public sector employees an increase equivalent to four to six additional monthly salaries, paid in Lebanese lira. One year on, what progress has been made? A year into office, where does the Salam government stand on reforms? Under the proposal, the...
