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Executive didn’t get past security at the Grand Serail. It was March 3. The access to information law was just over a month old, and we were barking excitedly, unsure if whether we were even in front of the right tree. In hand were requests for minutes of cabinet meetings. We were hoping to reach the Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Our parting advice from the security official acting as gatekeeper was to call back and follow up. Call back we did. Repeatedly. Since then, however, our requests have been ignored. An attempt to access information from the Ministry of Finance was swifter and more definitive. “No,”  Executive was told by phone (read: no paper trail) within one week of making a request for the Value Added Tax (VAT) and customs revenues from mobile phone imports over the past five years. So far, not so good.

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1 comment

George Sabat, ACMA April 12, 2017 - 5:59 PM

Thank you Executive. However, what lights of hope can that poor Lebanese citizen expect to see in the foreseeable period? All the indicators point to a catastrophic financial, economic, social, and environmental situation going from bad to worse. Still not a hint about the scheduled elaboration of a Lebanese national development plan which the newly formed ministry of Planning ought to draw up. In the writer’s opinion, nothing of real value can be achieved unless that L.N.D.P. sees the light of day. The country can wait another year for the electoral law and the parliamentary elections. But it cannot wait one more day for a National Development Plan to be drawn up, against which, the performance of our Ministers can be measured and evaluated. Without the text of the L.N.D.P.in the hands of every citizen who desires to consult it, there will be no “DEMOCRACY” in Lebanon.

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