مسألتا الكهرباء والمالية العامة على طاولة مجلس الوزراء الخميس

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تبحث الحكومة في جلستها الخميس مسألتي الكهرباء والمالية العامة الى جانب ملف التعيينات والتجديد لحاكم مصرف لبنان رياض سلامة لولاية رابعة.

وذكرت صحيفة "اللواء" ان أمام الحكومة خطة وزير الطاقة والمياه جبران باسيل لتوفير الكهرباء على المدى الطويل، لكن الخطة لا تجيب على كيفية تأمين التيار على المدى الآني، وخاصة في فصل الصيف، حيث لا يتوفر التيار لمناطق الجبل أكثر من 12 ساعة، وهي الفترة التي يطالها التقنين في ضواحي بيروت، إلى جانب عدم معالجة خط المنصورية حتى الآن، فضلاً عن أن امدادات الغاز مهددة بالتوقف بعد تعرض خط الأنابيب الذي يوصل الغاز المصري عبر الأردن وسوريا إلى التخريب أربع مرات خلال أربعة أشهر.

اما بالنسبة للموضوع المالي، فان أوّل اختبار ستواجهه الحكومة هو تأمين التجديد لليوروبوند بقيمة 950 مليون دولار تستحق في الشهر المقبل، فضلاً عن معالجة أوضاع البنوك المشكو من سلوكها، والتي توقعت مصادر مصرفية ان تطفو ملفات احد هذه البنوك على السطح خلال فترة وجيزة.

ولفتت مصادر مطلعة في هذا السياق لـ"اللواء"، أن المالية العامة للدولة تشكو من عجز، وأن وزارة المال لا يمكنها الايفاء بالتزاماتها تجاه الكهرباء، ما لم يتم تحويل الأموال التي تحتجزها وزارة الاتصالات والتي قاربت الملياري دولار، وهي السياسة التي اتبعها الوزير الحالي نقولا صحناوي استناداً إلى سياسة سلفه شربل نحاس، بهدف استخدام هذه الأموال او استثمارها لاحقاً في الانتخابات البلدية.

التعليقات 9
Default-user-icon Someone (ضيف) 13:54 ,2011 تموز 14

After years of neglect by the losers March 14 and criminal, Rafik Hariri, these serious issues will finally be tackled by the new and wise government! Meanwhile, the Saudi child is weeping in France....

Default-user-icon Sultani (ضيف) 15:26 ,2011 تموز 14

Lebanon is going to face its most difficult financial conditions in decades. the banking sector will suffer, deficits will rise, the real estate market will crash , and tourism will drop, its all already starting to happen.. in the meantime this iranian puppet goverment will spend 80% of its time defending Hizb's guns, diving the country by alienating other sects and trying to prosecute the old goverment of currpotion, while the economy collapses on itself.. god help us all..

that said, im sure they will try to run things better because they have a point to prove.. but lets be honest, who do u think will take the major contracts, business deals and money, the most qualified person irrespective of politcal stance or simply thier supportters, dont be naive..

but good, this is the best thing for us long term, once most lebanese feel the hunger, support will fade for the syria iran hizb axis and a new one sided goverment can emerge

Default-user-icon John Holmes (ضيف) 16:18 ,2011 تموز 14

The issue lies in the fact that 1/3 of so called lebanese are not paying for electricity. Billions of dollars in waste. The same thugs are now the government. Iran will most probably foot the bill (or loan us the money and add to the dept) but the real problem will never be resolved. The divine warriors should NOT pay for anything. Let the rest of the infidels pick up the tab. Once lazy always lazy, as simple as that.

Thumb shab 01:09 ,2011 تموز 15

Using obsolete oil driven powerplants and neglecting green energy, windmill, solar power ect then it will never be solved nor the polution problems

Thumb thepatriot 10:50 ,2011 تموز 15

@Sultani
I agree with ur analysis.
@John
Actually, the Iranians are short on cash these days, especially due to international pressures and American sanctions. Hezbollah re-initiated their drug traffics in order to keep on insuring their finances. Bottom line, the 1/3rd of the country will never pay their EDL bill... they never have. Also, 2/3rds (or more) of the state employees receive salaries but don't work. Some don't even show up! I know one who has been getting a salary and has been living in the US for over 15 years!! Well... ask Mr Berri about that, I am sure he can explain...

Thumb thepatriot 12:18 ,2011 تموز 15

@ Mowaten
“give me names”… are you out of your mind! Where am I here? At a trial? But even when we give you people names, you refuse to collaborate…right?! ;)
“my friend” He is not a friend, so why to you open quotes. I never wrote that. He is a person to whom I have been introduced to, and that is close to NB.
Now, in my line of work, I have to spend quite some time in the administrations, and I see a lot, hear a lot, and talk to a lot of people. Now, If you live by “see no evil hear no evil”…ok…well…stay in lala land if you wish!
It seems normal to have a bad debt when you have to rebuild a country after 30 years. Missmanagemen, certainly, theft…most probably, but why do you only blame Hariri… why not Berri, Lahoud, Murr, Hraoui, Joumblat, Kanso, etc, etc… All these people were in power… what good have they done to this country??

Thumb thepatriot 12:19 ,2011 تموز 15

Have they no responsibility over this debt? I am in the business field, and I can tell you that Syria dried us during this period. They taxed all our imports, many businesses, and the state… They pumped BILLIONS!!
We all want to fight corruption, yet we all take advantage of the system at some degree. I know that Baroud tried fighting corruption as some point but he quickly understood that this was not going to happen. All those big political figures have men at key places, and abuse the system because they know that they are not movable. All here are to blame. The system has been going on for years because it suits them all!

Thumb thepatriot 12:32 ,2011 تموز 15

@ Mowaten
To illustrate your Sukleen example, and for info: Berri wanted to have a sukleen like company in Nabatiyeh in 1995. Officials bidds were opened. I met a Frenchman who represented the company that won the bid. He told me about the after meeting dinner at Mr Berri's place, anh how the Estez Nabih asked for a 5% commission for his so called "charities" The French refused to pay, and the factory never existed... you want names...fine, the French company was " General de Eaux "... You believe what you want my dear...

Missing peace 13:59 ,2011 تموز 15

do you know that there s about 300 people paid by the gvt and who work for the national railway??
what did the previous M8 ministers do for electricity? not much...

and please out of honesty don t forget that aoun said that the syrians were responsible fot the corruption system they created to better control the lebanese...that they obliged politicians to do it or get suicided!

so maybe hariri stole money but he is certainly not the only one!!!
lots of M8 leaders built fortunes out of nothing!!!!! strange isn t it?!