The figures of the 2005 budget law stood at LBP 10,000 billion and rose in 2015 to LBP 23,362 billion, i.e. up by LBP 13,362 billion or 133%. 

 

The highest increase was registered in the budgets of ministries as illustrated in Table 1. The Ministry of National Defense was assigned the highest budget at LBP 2330 billion or roughly 10% of the total expenditure followed by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education at LBP 1630 billion accounting for roughly 7% of the total budget expenditure. The Prime Minister’s Office ranked third with its expenditure totaling LBP 1,431 billion or 6% of the total public budget expenditure.

 

Revenues were estimated at LBP 15,634 billion including LBP 133.2 billion from suggested taxes and fees as illustrated in Table 2. 

 

    LBP 6,582 billion: public debt service 

    LBP 3,056 billion: EDL  subsidies 

    LBP 2,400 billion for a law/programme designed to provide the army with materials and equipment, of which LBP 50 billion are to be spent in 2015

    LBP 2,200 billion: retirement salaries and end of service indemnities

    LBP 800 billion for a law/programme designed to settle land acquisition debts of which LBP 20 billion are  to be spent in 2015

    LBP 633.5 billion to finance projects carried out by the Council for Development and Reconstruction

    LBP 420 billion: hospitalization costs at the expense of the Ministry of Public Health

    LBP 370 billion: contribution to the National Social Security Fund

    LBP 200 billion for the State Employees Cooperative to cover the cost of hospitalization and medications of members

    LBP 165.7 billion: contribution from the Ministry of Social Affairs to dozens of institutions affiliated with religious or political parties for social and health projects

    LBP 115 billion: State’s contribution to free private schools 

    LBP 72.8 billion: cost of recruitment of 5000 soldiers in the Lebanese Army 

    LBP 63 billion for the Kfarreman-Marjeyoun Road

    LBP 60 billion to establish a pilot prison in Kfour Nabatieh 

    LBP 58.8 billion: cost of recruitment of 4000 personnel in the Internal Security Forces

    LBP 58 billion to cover Lebanon’s share regarding the costs of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon created to probe into the assassination of the late PM Rafik Hariri

    LBP 55 billion to complete the southern coastal highway (Zahrani-Tyre section)

    LBP 52.6 billion: cost of granting Lebanese University professors full-time employment

    LBP 50 billion for a law/programme designed to purchase buses for the Railways and Public Transport Authority of which LBP 10 billion are to be spent in 2015

    LBP 50 billion to implement the programme aimed to develop and support agricultural exports 

    LBP 42.3 billion: cost of granting 2500 Civil Defense volunteers full-time employment

    LBP 36.3 billion to establish a consolidation building for the Customs at the Port of Beirut

    LBP 35.5 billion: State’s contribution to the LU Professors’ Pension Fund

    LBP 35 billion to establish buildings for the Ministry of Finance

    LBP 29.5 billion to establish the Institute of Laboratory of Sciences and Technology

    LBP 20.6 billion for the Council for Development and Reconstruction to operate and maintain the Rafik Hariri University Compound in Hadath

    LBP 20 billion: to develop work at Télé Liban

    LBP 18 billion: secret expenses for the Lebanese Army 

    LBP 16.7 billion: contribution to the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music project for 2013

    LBP 15.6 billion: cost of recruitment of 1000 personnel in the General Security

    LBP 15 billion: secret expenses for the Internal Security Forces

    LBP 13 billion: State’s contribution to the MPs’ Pension Fund

    LBP 11.7 billion: rent of the ESCWA building in Downtown Beirut, paid from the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants 

    LBP 10.5 billion: State’s contribution to the Judges’ Pension Fund

    LBP 10 billion for the Ministry of Tourism including LBP 7 billion for publicity and LBP 2 billion for offshore tourist offices

    LBP 10 billion for the Lebanese Petroleum Administration 

    LBP 10 billion assigned equally for projects designed to prevent social deviance and protect juveniles and the vulnerable

    LBP 10 billion: secret expenses for the Directorate General of General Security 

    LBP 7.9 billion: cost of recruitment of 500 commissioners for the Directorate General of State Security

    LBP 7 billion for Radio Liban

    LBP 5.5 billion for the national programme targeting the poorest families

    LBP 5.5 billion for the programme providing medications in cooperation with the Young Men’s Christian Association

    LBP 5 billion: contribution to the associations, unions and committees concerned with sports, scouts and the youth

    LBP 5 billion: State’s contribution to the Pension Fund of Judges in Religious Courts

    LBP 4.5 billion: secret expenses for the Directorate General of General Security 

    LBP 4.5 billion for the acquisition and renovation of the residence of the former President Fouad Chehab in Ghadeer and the establishment of a library there

    LBP 4.1 billion: donations to the Christian religious courts 

    LBP 3.97 billion: contribution to the UNDP at the Ministry of Finance

    LBP 3.4 billion: contribution to the UNDP at the Ministry of Administrative Development 

    LBP 2.5 billion to finance joint projects with municipalities in order to establish sports, youth and scout complexes

    LBP 2.330 billion for the Council for Development and Reconstruction to provide cleaning and maintenance services at the central building of the Education Ministry beside UNESCO

    LBP 2 billion for the National Council for Audio-Visual Media

    LBP 2 billion for tourist offices abroad 

    LBP 1.4 billion: contribution to the UNDP at the Ministry of Environment 

    LBP 1.350 billion for the operating and maintenance of UNESCO Palace (including cleaning, fuel and oil)  

    LBP 1.350 billion: contribution to the UNDP at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce

    LBP 1.025 billion for the Committee for Pilgrimage Affairs

    LBP 1.025 billion for the maitenance of sports fields

    LBP 905 million for the National Commission for Lebanese Women

    LBP 900 million: assistance offered to the Lebanese Welfare Association for the Handicapped chaired by Mrs. Randa Berri

    LBP 885 million: contribution to the Syrian Lebanese Higher Council

    LBP 700 million for the Higher Council for Childhood

    LBP 500 million: contribution for the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers

    LBP 610 million: contribution to the Rachid Karami International Fair

    LBP 500 million for the medical association of the Druze community

    LBP 500 million for the Yaduna Foundation headed by former First Lady Wafaa Suleiman

    LBP 500 million for the Medrar Foundation affiliated with the Amal Movement

    LBP 500 million for the Moussa Sadr foundations

    LBP 500 million: contribution to the Press Syndicate 

    LBP 500 million: contribution to the Syndicate of Press Editors

    LBP 500 million to support rural and tourist festivals in summer and winter centers

    LBP 400 million for Lebanese cinematographers

    LBP 220 million for Dr. Muhammad Khaled’s Foundation

    LBP 200 million for Caritas
 

 

The estimated revenues are primarily derived from the Value Added Tax followed by income from telecoms and the taxes levied on profits and bank deposit interest as illustrated below.

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