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Viewing cable 09BEIRUT370, LEBANON: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BEIRUT370 2009-03-30 14:32 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Beirut 
VZCZCXRO3968
RR RUEHAG RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHKUK RUEHLZ RUEHROV RUEHSR
DE RUEHLB #0370 0891432
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 301432Z MAR 09
FM AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4561
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
 
UNCLAS BEIRUT 000370 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EEB/IFD/OMA JACOBY 
STATE PASS USTR FRANCESCKI 
STATE PASS USAID LAUDATO/SCOTT 
TREASURY FOR PARODI/BLEIWEISS/CORREA 
USDOC FOR 4520/ITA/MAC/ONE 
NSC FOR MCDERMOTT 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EFIN EAID LE
SUBJECT: LEBANON: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL 
GOVERNMENTS WHOSE BUDGETS ARE NOT TRANSPARENT 
 
REF: STATE 28885 
 
1. (SBU) It is post's assessment that Lebanon's budget easily meets 
the standards of transparency set under Section 7088(c)(1) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2009. 
 
2. (SBU) The GOL makes all its budgets available online, including 
both revenues and expenditures.  Parliament often passes spending 
laws mandating expenditures that are not included in the budget, and 
some public institutions' spending is also not included. 
Nonetheless, the GOL publishes as much information as possible about 
additional spending, usually on the websites of the entities that 
spend it.  In addition, on March 16, Finance Minister Mohammad 
Chatah committed the GOL to a 2-year World Bank budget transparency 
program, meant to bring Lebanon fully in line with international 
standards. 
 
SISON