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Current Statistics
USD 214 million
is the recorded net profit of Solidere in 2008 marking an 18% increase from 2007.
USD 881 million
is the total amount reached for Insurance premiums in 2008.
LBP 5,065 billion
is the estimated cost of allotments, salaries and wages in the 2009 draft public budget, forming 31% of total expenditures. Meanwhile, public debt service forms 39% of budget spending.
LBP 135 billion
is the sum paid for public servants and workers for their children’s education. Most of the employees enroll their children in private schools leading to an indirect government support of private schools.
LBP 19.5 billion
is the sum paid by the government as rent allowances for estates used by UNIFIL peacekeepers in the South of Lebanon.
LBP 30 billion
is sum allocated by the government in the 2009 draft budget to provide financial aid for attending students in public schools. The government allocated LBP 750 for primary education and LBP 1,000 for intermediate education for each attending student per day.
Last Updated September 2009
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