Jaber: The most important today is monetary stability... and public sector rights are preserved but awaiting the law first

Finance Minister Yassine Jaber affirmed that "the most important today is monetary stability," noting that "we respect the demands and sacrifices of the public sector, but any monetary collapse today will affect about 6 million Lebanese."

Jaber emphasized in an interview with LBCI that "the rights of the public sector are preserved, but awaiting the law first, and then by organizing the process so that it does not affect the country's financial and monetary stability."

He said: "Personal attacks are inappropriate and incorrect, and I cannot violate the law, so we must wait for the Parliament to approve a law that allows the Minister of Finance to spend."

He added: "We preserve the right of employees since March 1, and we will find ways to satisfy them and give them their rights without harming the country and financial and monetary stability."

He clarified that "any state spending is not within the authority of the Minister of Finance, as any new spending requires opening an appropriation in the budget in the Parliament."

Jaber also noted that "we have set priorities, which are to continue paying salaries without interruption, and to focus on the health sector, humanitarian issues, and the operation of public facilities."

He believed that "the time is not right to float the exchange rate, and what is required is to work on continuing stability."