BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam said the ranks and salaries scale issue depended on the will of politicians to activate institutions, stressing that passing the draft law was key to the country’s progress.
“The solution is that the political parties agree to facilitate the country’s affairs,” Salam said in remarks published Wednesday in An-Nahar.
He said a political agreement would lead to the election of a new president and thus holding new parliamentary elections.
According to Salam, such a political advancement would lead to the reactivation of the Cabinet’s full executive authority.
“But the lack of such consensus paralyzes the legislative authority and hinders the work of the executive authority,” he said. “Among the key [socio-economic] matters we are facing is the ranks and salaries scale; passing it would be a breakthrough for the country.”
“Hariri’s return has opened a window of hope and optimism for people,” Salam added, saying he hoped the political class would benefit from the positivity in the air.
He also stressed on the need to resume Parliament’s work, especially to resolve the treasury bonds issue.
Commenting on the $1 billion Saudi grant to the Lebanese Army, Salam said it needed the Cabinet’s approval, stressing that previous donations were all approved by the Cabinet, most notably the previous Saudi grant of $3 billion to purchase weapons and equipment from France.
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