MP Elias Hankach took to social media to sharply criticize the government’s financial gap draft law, likening the State’s approach to what he called “theft.”

In a post on X, Hankach drew an analogy to illustrate the prolonged delays in returning citizens’ money amid Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis.

“It’s like lending money to a friend, and when it’s time to pay it back, the friend says, ‘Forget it. Maybe I’ll give you a small portion in six years, and as for the rest, God will provide,’” Hankach wrote.

Hankach added that when the lender threatens legal action, the borrower responds: “‘No, no, it’s called a ‘financial gap.’ It is not a big deal. And there’s nothing you can do about it,’" Hankach wrote.

"That’s exactly what the State has done to the people," the lawmaker concluded.