|
|
in billions of LL
|
Budget 1997
|
Proposed Budget 1998
|
|
Tax revenues
|
3,152
|
3,626
|
|
Tax on Income, Profits, and Capital
|
375
|
690
|
|
Income tax
|
375
|
440
|
|
Sales tax
|
0
|
250
|
|
Sales tax on goods and merchandise
|
0
|
240
|
|
Sales tax on tourist institutions
|
0
|
10
|
|
Tax on property
|
405
|
470
|
|
Tax on constructed property
|
80
|
50
|
|
Tax on inheritance
|
50
|
40
|
|
Non-recurrent tax on property
|
275
|
380
|
|
Real estate taxes
|
275
|
350
|
|
Ownership deed renewal tax
|
0
|
30
|
|
Internal fees on goods & services
|
292
|
286
|
|
Internal fees on goods
|
35
|
62
|
|
Monopoly boards' profits
|
30
|
70
|
|
Tax on services
|
17
|
14
|
|
Other taxes on goods and services
|
210
|
140
|
|
Car registration
|
50
|
80
|
|
Tax paid by companies with concessions
|
120
|
10
|
|
Departure tax
|
40
|
50
|
|
Fees on trade and international
exchange
|
1,800
|
1,950
|
|
Import fees
|
1,800
|
1,950
|
|
Other tax revenues
|
280
|
230
|
|
Revenues from revenue stamp
|
250
|
210
|
|
Taxes not classified in other
accounts
|
30
|
20
|
|
Revenues from sources other
than tax
|
908
|
1,330
|
|
Revenues from public boards, government
institutions, and government property
|
374
|
704
|
|
Revenues from non-financial public
boards and government institutions
|
243
|
607
|
|
Revenues from the Casino du
Liban
|
15
|
32
|
|
Revenues from grottos, historical
and touristic sites
|
3
|
5
|
|
Revenues from surplus of the
national lottery boards' budget
|
25
|
20
|
|
Revenues from surplus of the
communications ministry' budget
|
200
|
550
|
|
Revenues from government financial
institutions
|
100
|
80
|
|
Revenues from the Central Bank
(profit and difference in value of gold and foreign currency reserves)
|
100
|
80
|
|
Revenues from government property
|
11
|
15
|
|
Revenues from the Beirut International
Airport
|
10
|
10
|
|
Revenues from other government
property
|
1
|
5
|
|
Other revenues from public institutions
|
20
|
2
|
|
Interest on capital
|
20
|
2
|
|
Fees and revenues from administrative
and sales sources
|
349
|
502
|
|
Administrative fees
|
230
|
428
|
|
Fees collected by public notaries
offices
|
20
|
20
|
|
Consular fees
|
50
|
30
|
|
Fees collected by the surete
generale
|
25
|
75
|
|
Traffic law infringement fines
|
115
|
275
|
|
Fees collected by judicial departments
and courts
|
20
|
17
|
|
Market fees
|
0
|
11
|
|
Administrative returns
|
18
|
25
|
|
Lebanese University registration
fees
|
0
|
6
|
|
Examination fees
|
12
|
6
|
|
Airport fees
|
0
|
4
|
|
Revenues from seaport managements
|
6
|
9
|
|
Sales
|
1
|
19
|
|
Proceeds from sale of official
gazette and justice ministry bulletin
|
1
|
2
|
|
Fees on cab license plates
|
0
|
17
|
|
Fees on permits
|
0
|
20
|
|
Work permits fees
|
0
|
16
|
|
Fees on other permits
|
0
|
3
|
|
Administrative fees and returns
from other services
|
100
|
10
|
|
Revenues from fines and confiscation
procedures
|
20
|
11
|
|
Miscellaneous non-tax revenues
|
165
|
113
|
|
Retirement payments deductions
|
50
|
30
|
|
Post offices revenues
|
10
|
10
|
|
Exceptional non-tax revenues
|
105
|
73
|
|
Revenues from settlements of building
violations
|
100
|
20
|
|
Repossessions
|
5
|
3
|
|
Revenues from settlements of public
beach properties
|
0
|
50
|
|
Revenues from sales of public assets
and settling of loans
|
40
|
0
|
|
Total Revenues
|
4,100
|
4,956
|
|
Source: Ministry of Finance
|
|
|
|
(in billion of LL)
|
Before
|
After the Adjustment
|
|
Current Expenditure
|
6,268
|
6,588
|
|
Gross total of wages, salaries
and social service payments
|
2,491
|
2,492
|
|
Debt servicing
|
3,200
|
0
|
|
Fund for the displaced
|
10
|
--
|
|
Council of the South
|
64
|
--
|
|
Social welfare institutions
|
91
|
--
|
|
Educational center
|
25
|
235
|
|
Administrative expenses (consumer
products and services)
|
231
|
--
|
|
Hospitalization expenses
|
225
|
--
|
|
Servicing financial debts and subsidizing
the grain and sugar cane office (not including tobacco subsidy)
|
39
|
--
|
|
Power subsidy
|
100
|
--
|
|
Public housing institution
|
50
|
--
|
|
Other current expenditure items
|
67
|
--
|
|
Investment expenditure
|
648
|
703
|
|
Installations under construction
|
351
|
386
|
|
Equipment
|
66
|
--
|
|
Maintenance
|
54
|
74
|
|
Payments earmarked for investment
(representing the government's share in the cost of public projects mainly
financed by foreign loans)
|
143
|
--
|
|
Other expenditure items earmarked
for investment
|
34
|
--
|
|
Budget reserves that can be used
for various expenditure items
|
84
|
--
|
|
Budget expenditures
|
7,325
|
7,375
|
|
Total amounts expected to be spent
from amounts carried over from the 1997
|
350
|
--
|
|
Total amounts expected to be allotted
to municipalities
|
200
|
--
|
|
Total gross expenditure estimate
|
7,875
|
7,925
|
|
(Billions of LL)
|
Budget 1997
|
Budget 1998
|
Percentage Change 97-98
|
|
Presidency of the Republic
|
2.732
|
2.727
|
-0.18%
|
|
Parliament
|
39.166
|
35.559
|
-9.21%
|
|
Council of Ministers
|
408.758
|
475.274
|
16.27%
|
|
Ministry of Justice
|
31.317
|
34.573
|
10.40%
|
|
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
|
79.427
|
86.297
|
8.65%
|
|
Ministry of Interior
|
349.206
|
350.740
|
0.44%
|
|
Ministry of Finance
|
43.972
|
42.727
|
-2.83%
|
|
Ministry of National Defense
|
738.132
|
759.799
|
2.94%
|
|
Ministry of National Education
|
387.884
|
469.809
|
21.12%
|
|
Ministry of Public Health
|
159.646
|
270.155
|
69.22%
|
|
Ministry of Labor
|
3.795
|
4.486
|
18.20%
|
|
Ministry of Information
|
22.197
|
24.093
|
8.54%
|
|
Ministry of Public Work
|
145.659
|
125.073
|
-14.13%
|
|
Ministry of Agriculture
|
47.450
|
44.070
|
-7.12%
|
|
Ministry of Economy and Trade
|
4.649
|
4.791
|
3.07%
|
|
Ministry of Post and Communication
|
15.858
|
13.908
|
-12.30%
|
|
Constitutional Council
|
1.208
|
1.592
|
31.76%
|
|
Ministry of Water Resources
|
143.358
|
89.569
|
-37.52%
|
|
Ministry of Tourism
|
13.084
|
9.634
|
-26.37%
|
|
Ministry of Fuel
|
0.691
|
0.668
|
-3.44%
|
|
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives
|
3.741
|
54.101
|
1346.37%
|
|
Ministry of Displaced
|
7.278
|
9.190
|
26.27%
|
|
Ministry of Rural and Municipal
Affairs
|
0.550
|
0.977
|
77.63%
|
|
Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education
|
39.904
|
32.684
|
-18.09%
|
|
Ministry of Social Affairs
|
94.513
|
94.486
|
-0.03%
|
|
Ministry of Emigrant
|
6.744
|
5.986
|
-11.23%
|
|
Ministry of Transportation
|
90.633
|
106.323
|
17.31%
|
|
Ministry of Culture and Higher Education
|
153.848
|
187.242
|
21.71%
|
|
Ministry of Environment
|
5.540
|
5.451
|
-1.62%
|
|
Ministry of Industry
|
1.386
|
3.326
|
139.97%
|
|
Debt to be Paid
|
2,700.00
|
3,200.00
|
18.52%
|
|
Budgetary Reserves
|
690.675
|
829.690
|
20.13%
|
|
Total Expenditures
|
6,433.0
|
7,925.0
|
23.2%
|