Proposal to impose tax on crossing Lebanese-Syrian borders by land

17 March 2017 English

A new debate erupted at the legislative session regarding the proposal to impose a fee of LBP 5 thousand on those who travel by land between Lebanon and Syria.

 

The debate included the political position concerning the issue of the bilateral agreements related to the refugees.

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