Protesters blocked roads across Lebanon with burning tires, broadcasts showed, the second time in less than a month Lebanon has seen demonstrations expressing anger at the political elite.
BEIRUT — Thousands of people demonstrated in Beirut on Thursday against the government's management of a dire economy in one of Lebanon's biggest protests in years, leading the Cabinet to pull a proposed new levy on WhatsApp calls.
He also said ministers would discuss a proposal to raise value-added tax by 2 percentage points in 2021 and a further 2 percentage points in 2022, until it reaches 15 percent. People gesture during a protest over deteriorating economic situation in Beirut, Lebanon on Oct. 17, 2019.Lebanon has only two mobile service providers, both state-owned, and some of the most costly mobile rates in the region.
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