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Am ORF– The duel for the Vienna elections between the head of ÖVP Vienna and Finance Minister Gernot Blümel and the head of FPÖ Vienna, Dominik Nepp, on Thursday, a statement from Blümel caused irritation. Blümel had accused Nepp of the fact that the family business Nepps, a paper retailer, requested and received help from the crown and that 21 employees had a part-time job.
At the same time, Nepp would agitate against Corona’s help at every opportunity, according to Blümel; that is “a presumption”.
Blümel’s statements raised the question of whether he was campaigning with non-public information that was available to him as finance minister.
Known information
No, says the ÖVP when asked, Blümel only repeated information that Nepp himself communicated on previous occasions of election campaigns.
In fact, in recent weeks, Nepp had participated in a discussion about the Profile and in the KURIER interview it is confirmed that reduced work has been requested for the employees of the family business.
And the number of 21 employees employed by Blümel comes from Nepp himself, specifically from ORF– Elephant round “Klartext” in early September.
The ÖVP again used the request to confront Nepp: Claiming that the federal government’s crown measures would not help and, at the same time, seeking help makes its criticisms “at least implausible,” according to a statement to the KURIER.
Blümel himself stresses that they are “happy with each of the employers to whom state aid helps better overcome the crisis and find jobs.” The aid would come and work, even “if it doesn’t fit into part of the electoral campaign story.”
“Dishonest and Indecent”
To say that supposedly help does not arrive, that they take advantage of it at the same time, that they admit it in discussions when asked and then complain again, is in any case “dishonest and indecent”, according to Blümel.
Nepp said Friday at the APA’s request on the sidelines of a press conference: “This is not about my company, but about tens of thousands of other companies. If he accuses you of requesting and receiving anyway, then that’s in actually a mockery of finance minister. ” Because every entrepreneur fights for his employees. “
When asked if he, Nepp, wanted to do something about it, he replied: “I will follow in my footsteps.” He did not give any more specific information.
