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This step is in line with the role that the “progressive” played throughout his career, especially in recent years, as he was proactive in his repeated shouts of warning, after seeing that collapse was inevitable due to the focus governance, and prepared this reform document to include all the plans that he had previously presented at the Baabda Dialogue Table, which he started at the table of recent governments, presenting his reformist vision to lift Lebanon out of its crisis and end to collapse.
The newspaper places the “progressive” in the custody of the new government, as well as in the custody of all political forces, parliamentary blocs, parties and civil society.
The reformist newspaper “Progresista” states:
Traditional approaches falter in the face of the acute crisis in Lebanon, and remedies based on monetary, financial, economic and technical recipes are hampered by the wall of political accounts. The plans were unanimously implemented on the reform as a mandatory input to realize the solution and restore confidence.
Is it possible that the desired reform will see the light in light of the permissibility of the electricity sector, legal and illegal crossings, and other state facilities and sectors, which exacerbate the losses of the treasury? All this occurs while the serious reform process stagnates under a political system with which it is impossible to effectively hold the existence of sectarian and partisan reserves accountable.
Therefore, the party returns to present the most important issues of the political and economic structural reform that Lebanon needs to emerge from its crisis that is unprecedented since the establishment of the state of Greater Lebanon.
First: The formation of an independent government whose program will be based on two basic points: reforms and early parliamentary elections according to a new non-sectarian law.
On the subject of early elections:
Change the current electoral law, which contradicts the aspirations of the Lebanese youth and hinders the real reform process.
Approval of a law for elections outside the sectarian restriction.
Establish a Senate that preserves the rights of minorities in accordance with the provisions of the Taif Agreement.
Second: stop waste and rationalize public spending
Radical reform of the electricity sector to stop financing the deficit.
Close illegal crossings and prevent smuggling.
Prevent customs evasion and control tax evasion.
Reform of the electricity sector
Quick action for the control of technical and non-technical waste.
Quickly implement laws and regulations that sponsor the electricity sector, especially the establishment of the Electricity Sector Regulatory Authority.
The constitution of the “National Electricity Company” as a public limited company, whose shares are subsequently traded for public subscription and listing on the stock market.
The contribution of the “EDL” with its assets in the “National Electricity Company”.
Invite Lebanese investors to participate in the “National Electricity Company”, provided that it applies all international standards that guarantee compliance, trust and transparency. Encouraging the liberal professions unions to contribute to this investment through their funds.
Strengthening and development of the health sector
Strengthen and develop the health sector, with government hospitals prioritizing addressing the Corona pandemic and other health challenges.
Promote and develop the education sector
Prepare the right ground for distance education thanks to the Crown, with the need to ensure fast and free Internet, train teachers and guarantee access to all students, especially in remote rural areas.
Modernization of educational curricula.
Help private schools ease the financial burden on student parents and ensure continued payment of teacher salaries.
Support official industrial vocational institutes and schools, improve the quality of vocational education and training, and strive for greater efficiency through the development of relations between schools and the labor sector.
Raise the political hand of the Lebanese University and restore its independence.
Develop a new vision of higher education that restructures universities and their specializations according to the requirements of the labor market.
Reform of the telecommunications sector
The cellular sector is managed directly by the ministry.
Activation of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
Public sector reform
Abolish public institutions, city councils and useless funds such as the Izquierda Foundation, the Displaced Fund, the General Organization of Consumer Markets, the Libnor Foundation, the General Organization for Alternative Cultures, the General Organization of Olive and Olive Oil, the Organization General for the financing of large sports tournaments and others, and the merger of the rest.
Establish a comprehensive descriptive study for public sector workers from which the short and medium term needs and the treatment of surplus employment are determined.
Develop e-government at a faster pace to reduce the scope of corruption in the administration.
Submit all public institutions to prior control in the Audit Bureau and present their obligations to the Bidding Department.
Conduct a comprehensive study and assessment of state property and assets and develop a plan to benefit from them.
Limit all types of employment to the civil service council.
Reform of the tax system
1. In tax reforms
The introduction of a unified tax on all income with progressive rates, including interest on bank deposits, while exempting low-income families from income tax.
Reduce indirect taxes and consumption taxes.
Elimination of tax exemptions.
2. On taxes that must be applied and activated quickly
A wealth tax.
Work on the establishment and compliance of public, maritime and river property rates, with a review of the percentages and estimates imposed.
Impose a high tax on all activities that pollute the environment.
Impose a tax on uninvested property.
Impose a tax on foundations and religious entities.
Legal reforms
The most important immediate reforms can be summarized as follows:
The independence of the judiciary.
Public Procurement Law.
Implement banking and monetary laws that allow Banque du Liban to restructure the banking sector.
Establish the regulatory bodies and boards of directors of the sectors in accordance with current laws.
A law that obliges parties, associations and organizations of all kinds to declare aid and donations.
Immediate implementation of the Illicit Enrichment Law 154/1999 and the Law 318/2001 on the Fight against Money Laundering and its amendments, including a clear mechanism for the identification of stolen funds.
Royal lease law.
A law to select candidates from all categories for vacant positions through the active participation of the relevant regulatory bodies.
Adopt swift legislation that allows military leadership to invest all assets that belong to the military in a way that provides it with sustainable income.
Monetary policy correction
Full cooperation with the International Monetary Fund to achieve the following:
Emphasize the protection of all bank deposits and not violate them as a fundamental right enshrined in the Lebanese constitution.
The need to respect banking and monetary laws and allow the Banque du Liban to apply them.
Interest reduction on existing bank deposits and loans.
Stimulate productive sectors
Develop a guide plan for all subsectors of the industry, agriculture and knowledge technology sectors, identifying priorities.
Urgent action to establish a customs protection plan and review existing customs agreements in order to protect national products.
Exemption of workers in the productive sectors from all types of taxes and fees for a period of up to ten years.
Application of total or partial exemption from all duties and taxes on the importation of raw materials required for the productive sectors.
Activation of the “single window” mechanism to facilitate the work of investors.
Support industrial, tourist and agricultural loans by reactivating industrial, tourist and agricultural banking.
Promote work to provide industrial workers with exchange rates for export.
Reform of pension and benefit systems
Pass a unified modern retirement system and unify guarantor institutions and public sector funds.
Preserve and guarantee the rights of members of the National Social Security Fund.
Adoption of a comprehensive health coverage system for all Lebanese.
Application of the defense law in relation to exceptional measures.
Abolition of the assignments of former presidents and representatives.
Poverty, unemployment and the social safety net
Increase spending on health and education while developing a rapid program for universal health coverage for those below the poverty line.
Do not violate the deposits of the National Social Security Fund and pay the arrears accumulated by the state.
Develop a national poverty targeting and reduction program to make it more sustainable.
Allocate a substantial part of the sums to be saved as a result of the reform and control waste and smuggling to establish an “unemployment benefit” to support youth.
