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Finance and Budget Committee approves presidential budgets and postpones Higher Disciplinary Authority's budget

Lebanon's parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee examined allocations for several institutions within the 2027 budget, approving the budgets of the Presidency of the Republic, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Constitutional Council and the Civil Service Council, while Kanaan refused to approve the Higher Disciplinary Authority's budget because its head was absent from the session. The committee also discussed public sector employment and appointment criteria, and agreed to hold a special session on salaries and employment.

📍 Where things stand: The committee approved several budgets while leaving the Higher Disciplinary Authority's budget pending a later session, and set a special session for the public sector salaries and employment file.

⏱️ Timeline

10 Nov 2026, 10:52 The Finance and Budget Committee examined the allocations of the Constitutional Council, the Civil Service Council and the Higher Disciplinary Authority within the 2027 budget.
10 Nov 2026, 11:52 The Finance and Budget Committee approved the budgets of the Presidency of the Republic, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Constitutional Council and the Civil Service Council, and discussed public sector employment.
10 Nov 2026, 12:17 Kanaan refused to approve the Higher Disciplinary Authority's budget during the session because its head was absent, and renewed his call to hold a later session.
10 Nov 2026, 12:20 The Finance and Budget Committee discussed the Civil Service Council file, the state of the public sector and appointment criteria, and agreed to hold a special session on public sector salaries and employment.
10 Nov 2026, 13:36 A report noted that some budgets were approved while others remain pending, with Kanaan opening the employment and salaries file.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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