An excavator dumping waste at the Bourj Hammoud landfill. (Credit: Archive photo by Nasser Traboulsi)
Negotiations over Decree No. 3214 concluded on Monday with a "good agreement," Finance Minister Yassin Jaber said following a meeting held at his ministry. A meeting is scheduled for Tuesday with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to "finalize this agreement," he said, before the text is once again submitted to the Cabinet during its meeting for approval.The participants agreed to revise the proposed fees on a number of goods, after scrapping those levied on food products, raw materials used in local production and hydrocarbons, according to separate statements from the National News Agency (NNA) and the office of MP Farid Boustani.While the law provides for fees on imported products to help finance waste management — in line with the Polluter Pays Principle — the revision is intended to protect domestic consumption and...
Negotiations over Decree No. 3214 concluded on Monday with a "good agreement," Finance Minister Yassin Jaber said following a meeting held at his ministry. A meeting is scheduled for Tuesday with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to "finalize this agreement," he said, before the text is once again submitted to the Cabinet during its meeting for approval.The participants agreed to revise the proposed fees on a number of goods, after scrapping those levied on food products, raw materials used in local production and hydrocarbons, according to separate statements from the National News Agency (NNA) and the office of MP Farid Boustani.While the law provides for fees on imported products to help finance waste management — in line with the Polluter Pays Principle — the revision is intended to protect domestic consumption and...
