A heated debate and shouting erupted during the legislative session between the Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil and MP Ibrahim Kanaan after Hassan Khalil deemed Kanaan’s statement that the budget includes LBP 1000 billion in savings, “a joke.”
Speaker Berri repeatedly interfered to end the verbal attacks.
Kanaan addressed Khalil saying: “I will not allow you to describe two months and a half of hard work as a joke.”
Khalil responded by saying: “Of course it’s a joke.”