every time a part of Breaking old gray Mercedes, 62-yearOld Beirut Taxi driver Abdel Omairat faces a difficult choice: Get in debt to import a file expensive car part, or raise prices for Clients whose wallets you are already Severe economic crisis drained him.
He said it became a problem more Seeing in The last months in Lebanon government moved to increase tariffs on Imported goods about ten times more in ship country in more from 80% of What it consumes – including the spare parts it needs.
“My tires are finished now, you can see they’re worn-out. When it rains, I worry about car will slip. “It is necessary to change it, but I cannot afford it,” Al-Amirat said.
Lebanon’s economic collapse now in Fourth of it yearit has seen the currency lose more than 95% of value and left eight in 10 poor Lebanese, according to the United Nations.
With foreign currency coffers dwindling, the country has already The removal of subsidies on fuel and most medicines.
hiking in rate Where tariffs are calculated, officials say, it will boost state revenues, which is a step towards monotheism various conversion rate.
They are among the prerequisites set From the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April for Lebanon to obtain a $ 3 billion bailout, but the lender of last resort says Repairs were very slow.
tariff jump came in effect on December 1, the import tax calculation began in the stock exchange rate of 15,000 Lebanese pounds dollar instead of The old one of 1507, which meant that traders suddenly had to pay a lot more To bring in products like home devices or phones car cutting.
This is set until it accumulates more financial Pressure on people struggling to cover their expenses.
Amirat says many passengers already Requests for discounts on standard 40,000 Lebanese pounds (26 dollars) as a ride fee.
“Do you tell anyone that you are want A fare of 100,000 pounds? I basically tell them: don’t ride with me. He can’t (tolerate it), and I can’t (tolerate it). He is unable to eat and I won’t regret it, Amirat said.
Rabih Fares is an architect from northern Lebanon who Used car import started when business slowed down downAl said new rate was forcing car Agents to increase prices or go out of business.
“You are need to me work Four to five years just To be able to bear the customs rate on a car Now, Faris said, who Estimated duties for import one used car It could average 94 million LL, or about 156 times Monthly minimum wage.
The Finance Ministry said the revenues were collected in fifteen days ago decision came in effect It showed a “big difference” but said the numbers would be ready by the end of the month.
Parliament approved on the rate in September but did not roll over out Until December – a delay allowed traders to load, interim Economy Minister Amin Salam said up on Imports before raising customs duties with an increase in selling prices.
“when you announced Three months ago, it’s like I was going to tell those who No want to me work truly in the market: go and find way For the benefit of. And that’s what happened.”
she has left He doubts that Lebanon will implement the necessary reforms score a final bailout plan from the International Monetary Fund in the coming months.
“As we are now, in My personal opinion, I don’t see it happening soon – Which worries me because, as I said, every day of The delay is costing the country millions And the millions And it costs people Pain and misery, Salam told Reuters.
every time a part of Breaking old gray Mercedes, 62-yearOld Beirut Taxi driver Abdel Omairat faces a difficult choice: Get in debt to import a file expensive car part, or raise prices for Clients whose wallets you are already Severe economic crisis drained him.
He said it became a problem more Seeing in The last months in Lebanon government moved to increase tariffs on Imported goods about ten times more in ship country in more from 80% of What it consumes – including the spare parts it needs.
“My tires are finished now, you can see they’re worn-out. When it rains, I worry about car will slip. “It is necessary to change it, but I cannot afford it,” Al-Amirat said.
Lebanon’s economic collapse now in Fourth of it yearit has seen the currency lose more than 95% of value and left eight in 10 poor Lebanese, according to the United Nations.
With foreign currency coffers dwindling, the country has already The removal of subsidies on fuel and most medicines.
hiking in rate Where tariffs are calculated, officials say, it will boost state revenues, which is a step towards monotheism various conversion rate.
They are among the prerequisites set From the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April for Lebanon to obtain a $ 3 billion bailout, but the lender of last resort says Repairs were very slow.
tariff jump came in effect on December 1, the import tax calculation began in the stock exchange rate of 15,000 Lebanese pounds dollar instead of The old one of 1507, which meant that traders suddenly had to pay a lot more To bring in products like home devices or phones car cutting.
This is set until it accumulates more financial Pressure on people struggling to cover their expenses.
Amirat says many passengers already Requests for discounts on standard 40,000 Lebanese pounds (26 dollars) as a ride fee.
“Do you tell anyone that you are want A fare of 100,000 pounds? I basically tell them: don’t ride with me. He can’t (tolerate it), and I can’t (tolerate it). He is unable to eat and I won’t regret it, Amirat said.
Rabih Fares is an architect from northern Lebanon who Used car import started when business slowed down downAl said new rate was forcing car Agents to increase prices or go out of business.
“You are need to me work Four to five years just To be able to bear the customs rate on a car Now, Faris said, who Estimated duties for import one used car It could average 94 million LL, or about 156 times Monthly minimum wage.
The Finance Ministry said the revenues were collected in fifteen days ago decision came in effect It showed a “big difference” but said the numbers would be ready by the end of the month.
Parliament approved on the rate in September but did not roll over out Until December – a delay allowed traders to load, interim Economy Minister Amin Salam said up on Imports before raising customs duties with an increase in selling prices.
“when you announced Three months ago, it’s like I was going to tell those who No want to me work truly in the market: go and find way For the benefit of. And that’s what happened.”
she has left He doubts that Lebanon will implement the necessary reforms score a final bailout plan from the International Monetary Fund in the coming months.
“As we are now, in My personal opinion, I don’t see it happening soon – Which worries me because, as I said, every day of The delay is costing the country millions And the millions And it costs people Pain and misery, Salam told Reuters.