Distortion of the facts … a strong response from the “democrat” to “a strong Lebanon”

The Democratic Meeting bloc issued the following statement in which it stated that, “It was regretted that the statement issued yesterday by the“ Strong Lebanon ”bloc on the distortion of the facts regarding the proposal presented by the Democratic Meeting refers to the abolition of the law of tax exemptions for the sects, since the “strong” bloc was dismayed that Admits to the people the fact that it is not convinced of the marital status, and was afraid that it would tell the people that it opposes providing income to the treasure public, so it was in an attempt to obscure this by stating that the proposal we present distinguishes between Christians and Muslims, and this is pure fabrication.

And the statement continued: “To clarify, the content of the proposal that we present annuls exemptions for all sects without exception, because we are convinced that equality prevails among all without any discrimination, since justice requires that the capable pay before the poor, and the sects for what they possess must be covered with all taxes and fees, and to enter With all its entities within the confines of the state, in order to achieve the establishment of the desired marital status. “

He noted: “As for the form, the bill was not decided, but the session was terminated before the matter is resolved, and we will continue working on this proposal, as well as on other proposals we made, to enable in as much as possible to the state treasury, such as the wealth tax and the progressive tax, to achieve justice. ” Social aspiration before all rejects “.