Eighty-five members of the House of Representatives (HoR) have confirmed that what has been circulated regarding a decision to impose taxes on certain goods is merely a draft proposal submitted for discussion, and has not been officially issued by the HoR Presidency to date. The members accused “unknown parties” of spreading the draft, which was submitted by the head of the HoR's Economy Committee (Badr Al-Nahib), with the aim of distorting the image of the HoR and causing confusion in the country. The statement further emphasized that the correspondence issued by the Parliament’s Economy Committee is neither enforceable nor binding, does not represent a decision issued by the House of Representatives, and carries no legislative or legal effect. It held the Governor of the Central Bank, Naji Issa, fully legally responsible for any action taken on the basis of that correspondence. The letter claimed that the parliament had approved a decision regulating production and consumption taxes, in addition to fees on certain capital goods and foreign currency sales, with implementation set to begin on January 18.

Source: Libya Observer January 20, 2026 16:35 UTC