Law Imposing a Tax on Gasoline Consumed in Lebanon

Type

Law

Date of the text

12/05/1928

Official Gazette

published in 1928

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

22

What it provides

Imposes a tax of half a Lebanese-Syrian gold piastre per litre of petrol consumed in Lebanon, requires importers to declare incoming quantities, and penalises smuggling by confiscating goods and transport with a fine equal to the duty, distributing the proceeds among informants, collectors and the treasury.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 0/1939 of 17/02/1939, articles 11
• Amended by Law No. 0/1950 of 28/03/1950, articles 4, 23, 25, 26, 47, 54
• Partly repealed by Law/1950 of 28/03/1950, articles 4

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1928. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.