The Parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee held a session devoted to studying the tax chapter of the 2027 budget draft. MP Ibrahim Kanaan chaired the session, and Finance Minister Yassine Jaber attended, according to media reports published on 3 November 2026.
The committee had earlier begun a session to study the 2027 budget draft. Kanaan chaired that session, and Minister Jaber attended, according to media reports published on 2 November 2026.
Al-Manar's website reported that a number of MPs attended the tax chapter session. They included Ali Fayyad, Alain Aoun, Simon Abi Ramia, Ali Hassan Khalil, Ghassan Hasbani, Hassan Fadlallah, Fouad Makhzoumi, Ihab Matar, Salim Aoun, Michel Moawad, Bilal Abdallah, Amin Sherri and Mark Daou. The list published by the website is partial and therefore does not include the names of the other attendees.
According to a headline published by Al-Manar on 3 November 2026, Kanaan said the committee had begun discussing the final chapter of the budget. He added, according to the same headline, that the committee will examine the appropriations of ministries and public institutions next week, according to the priorities of this stage. The phrase "next week" is counted here from the stated publication date.
The record does not include details of the discussions on the tax chapter, the amendments proposed to it, the outcome of either session, or whether any item was approved. It also does not include the exact dates of the sessions to examine the appropriations of ministries and institutions.