Lebanese cabinet needs to hold more talks over 2019 draft budget: FM

Lebanese cabinet needs to hold more talks over the 2019 draft budget before agreeing it, local al-Manar TV quoted Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil's team as saying on Wednesday. The cabinet met on Wednesday to finalise the draft budget, which will cut the deficit to 7.6% of gross domestic product. The information minister has said this session would be the "final reading" and the finance minister has said the draft budget is done.