BEIRUT( Reuters)-Lebanon's caretaker minister of social affairs on Thursday announced the launch of cash cards for over 500, 000 families, a planned step to further curb a$ 6 billion subsidy programme that has heavily depleted foreign reserves.... The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia( ESCWA) estimates the crisis has so far propelled 78% of the population into poverty.... " It is true that an exceptional item has been allocated in the budget for this, but we are also