BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Cabinet continued to debate the 2015 budget bill Wednesday, in a session that will be followed by one more meeting to discuss the rest of the draft next week.

“We have made great progress in discussing a number of proposed projects with regards to their distribution and funding,” Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi said after the nearly three hour-long meeting.

“The debate was constructive and we will continue to discuss the budget in a fourth session next Monday."

Lebanon has not passed a public budget bill since 2005, and instead the Cabinet has annually approved spending without approval from Parliament.

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