Tourists will be offered to fly over Lebanon on military helicopters to save the budget of the local army. About it reports Arab News with reference to the military statement.
Revenues of Lebanese soldiers, previously received salary equivalent to 1000 dollars, fell more than 10 times. Desperate to fight the crisis, touched the whole country, the army decided to earn money on tourists: from July 1, they can look at the country from the military helicopter Robinson R44. A 15-minute trip will cost 150 dollars. Every 3 years old will be able to ride.
Received funds will go to the needs of the military department.
At the end of June, frames also hit the network, on which representatives of the country’s internal security forces pushed the car to the mountain. Because of the economic crisis and the lack of fuel, they did not have enough gasoline.
The economic situation in Lebanon is worse rapidly. The central bank of the country has reserves to finance a program for subsidizing such goods such as fuel, wheat and medicine. In recent weeks, due to the widespread lack of fuel in the Lebanese gas stations, kilometer queues are formed. The economic crisis also provokes mass protests and strikes throughout the country.
The crisis in Lebanon, which is already stretched for more than one year, only aggravated in 2020: it is also associated with an explosion in the port of Beirut. According to some data, half of the country’s population lives in poverty. International financial institutions are ready to help the country, but for this from the government require anti-corruption reforms. This, in turn, is complicated by the political crisis: in Lebanon, it is no longer able to form the government for more than six months.