_-    USD 220,000 is the cost of 15 agricultural machines that the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute requested to be bought in 2010 based on a mutual agreement with its producers in Halab, Syria. The machines are to be placed at the disposal of farmers in centers belonging to the Institute in Tal Aamara, Torbol, Kfardan, Sour and Aabda, at an average of one machine per center. What is worth noting is the Institute’s exaggeration in terms of figures: it claims the production of wheat will increase from 70,000 tons to 220,000 tons per year due to these new machines.

_-    LBP 18 billion is the value of the fund that the General Directorate of State Security has requested to secure urgent equipment following the appointment of the new Director General of the directorate Major General Georges Qara’a in May 2010.

_-    LBP 239 million is the amount paid in rent for the headquarters of the General Directorate of State Security. The Directorate is requesting building a new headquarter that can accommodate bigger numbers and provide better working conditions.

_-    LBP 412.5 million is the cost of installing 100 solar system lighting units on the Dahr Al-Baydar road. This agreement was made between the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation and a private company.  The Court of Audit rejected the deal in its decision issued in April 2010.

_-    LBP 3.6 million is the amount paid in subscription fees by the Ministry of Energy and Water to the official gazette for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. This implies that the Ministry has 10 subscriptions, each at a cost of LBP 120,000 annually. This happens in most ministries where subscriptions are not limited to the legal departments and extend to other departments that do not necessarily use the official gazette.