The Regie awarded certificates to the children of farmers participating
in its orientation and career guidance sessions.
Seklaoui: Proposals to increase the prices of local tobacco products in the budget
are ill-considered decisions that do not take into account the economic reality of the Lebanese market
In a speech delivered today, Tuesday, at a ceremony where certificates were distributed to children of tobacco farmers who participated in orientation and career guidance sessions, Eng. Nassif Seklaoui, Regie’s President – Director General, criticized the “proposed price increases on locally-produced tobacco products in the budgets of 2023 and 2024”.
He described these proposals as ill-considered decisions that fail to acknowledge the economic conditions prevailing in the Lebanese market.
The celebration took place at the Regie headquarters in Hadath and was attended by the representative of the parliament Speaker and Prime Minister, MP Kassem Hashem, Dr. Wassim Wehbe, representing the Minister of Finance, representatives of the Ministry of Finance, Presidents of the Tobacco Farme