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Under-fire Lebanon cabinet approves reforms and 2020 budget: PM

Published: 21 Oct 2019 - 03:47 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 01:56 am
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AFP

Beirut: Lebanon's cabinet on Monday approved a raft of economic reforms and agreed on the 2020 budget, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in a televised press conference.

The announcement comes amid a growing protest movement, which started five days ago over tax hikes but has evolved into an unprecedented push to remove Lebanon's entire political leadership.