But I think the more important issue is - and to a certain respect some of the studies we’ve done in the Shared Island Unit have revealed - the differences, the divergences that have occurred in 100 years.
Discussing the impact of partition on the island.
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It is a concern, because we have to be very mindful of the fact that quite a significant amount of that may be windfall, may be once off and may not be there forever.
If there's a complete pullout of Lebanon, that could lead to a deterioration of the situation from a humanitarian point of view.
What I would say to balance the fact that we are, yes, depending - overly dependent - on corporation tax revenues, we are using it for the productive sector, so it's the productive capacity of the economy.
I do have an understanding of how political agreements come about, and they don’t come about by saying it’s our way or the highway or no-one’s way.
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