BEIRUT: Parliament will likely convene in a rare legislative session, according to Speaker Nabih Berri, who said that the controversial salary scale proposal would take priority over other affairs.
There is a “positive atmosphere” concerning the chances of convening in an upcoming legislative sessions, Berri told An-Nahar in remarks published Sunday.
Parliament has only convened a handful of times since lawmakers extended their mandate in 2013.
Berri said that Parliament's Secretariat General would have to extend invitations to the MPs to set the agenda for the session before a date could be set.
The speaker also said that Prime Minister Tammam Salam must return from New York before lawmakers could convene.
Referring to the agenda, Berri said that the controversial salary scale topped the list.
Meanwhile, a parliamentary committee seeking ways to resolve the salary scale debate is still struggling to put final touches on proposed taxes.
The issue over the salary scale has been the subject of several years of strikes and protests by the Union Coordination Committee, who also organized the teacher's boycott over the correction of Lebanese official exams.
The speaker also said the new rent and electoral laws would be prioritized in a forthcoming session.
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