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Strong but objectively criticized as the first SPÖ boss Pamela Rendi-Wagner Budget and government: In the “greatest economic and labor market crisis of the Second Republic,” the budget should have been a “declaration of war against unemployment,” especially as the second blockade threatens the loss of more than “10,000, including 100,000 jobs “.
The government would have “the great responsibility” to “fight unemployment” with all means. There are approaches to this in the budget, but they do not do justice to the dimensions of the crisis.
The budget is “unfortunately not” the necessary “strong and courageous announcement of the future that builds confidence and removes uncertainty”; Instead, tax cuts are postponed, pensions are cut with the abolition of piracy regulation and money for hospitals is cut in “the biggest health crisis in 100 years,” criticized Rendi-Wagner.
“Fight for every human life”
For ÖVP club managers August Wöginger the budget is a sign of the “fight for every human life, every job and every company”.
Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (ÖVP) has presented a “solid foundation” to be able to overcome the challenges successfully, in these “very difficult conditions”, Wöginger highlighted in reference to the 29,000 million euros for labor market policy this year and next.
“The youngest dementia patient in Austria”
He sounded completely different with the club boss FPÖ Herbert Kickl: The government had “failed across the board”, was “a single refugee camp” – before Islamist terror, Covid-19, school chaos, and sound budget planning – and showed “zero percent responsibility with 100 percent hundred of salary “.
Kickl called the budget the “numerical proof of the chaos it is creating in Austria”, and Finance Minister Blümel the “youngest dementia patient in Austria”. The repeated request of the president of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) to withdraw it, did not comply, received a call to order. A second recorded it that he accused the government of preparing social cuts in “its soup kitchens.”
“The level is underground”
That was what the head of the Green Club wanted Sigrid maurer Don’t leave it like this: “The level you show here, Mr. Kickl, is so underground compared to other political groups,” he said. Criticism is, of course, the task of the opposition, but as Kickl presents it, it is “below any level limit that may exist in this house.”
Kickl’s speech was not only “shameful”, but “doubly insulting”, for the government, but also for people who have to live in refugee camps, and “extremely discriminatory” against people suffering from dementia. Maurer received long applause for this.
The deputy ÖVP head of the club Gaby schwarz demanded – in a broadcast – “with rejection and horror” an apology from Kickl to people with dementia and their families.
Maurer is also dedicated to the budget itself, and, like Greens, was especially pleased that the 2021 “green budget” not only allows the management of the crown crisis, but also the “opportunity for radical change” for the “even higher” climate. Crisis. The right priorities would be set for a “future worth living in an intact environment.”
“The budget is based on the sand”
Neos-Chefin Beate Meinl-Reisinger however, you see “nothing, absolutely nothing” in this budget. Introduced a month ago, it was “built on sand.” The second hard blockade is now hitting people, especially entrepreneurs and young people, in full force, the situation is “dramatic” and ultimately, taxpayers will have to pay with their taxpayers’ money.
After 2020 “crisis mode”, a step forward with the 2021 budget would have to be taken, “the future engine and the economic engine should get going”, but the necessary major reforms would not take place. So Meinl-Reisinger gave the budget “woefully insufficient”.
“Last draft of possible budget”
Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (ÖVP) rejected the opposition’s claim that the budget to be decided this week in the National Council was not up to date. In early November, in view of the development of the crown, the numbers were adapted based on a new forecast. The deficit is corrected up from € 21 billion to € 22.6 billion by amendment, making it “the most recent draft budget possible”.
The aid from the crown would be paid this year, so it affects the 2020 budget and not the 2021 budget. It can be financed with the 2020 budget “because we have made enough provisions”, Blümel emphasized, and defended the blockade as “laborious. but necessary “. “to prevent the collapse of the health system.
For the government, it is now about “saving lives, safeguarding jobs and accompanying companies in this crisis.” This is also happening with the replacement of income by the second blockade: there are already 30,000 applications with a volume of more than 900 million euros, the first 180 million have already been paid, reported the minister.
“Much invested despite the crisis”
Minister of Tourism Elisabeth Köstinger (ÖVP) emphasized that tourism, the leisure industry and the events industry would be particularly affected by the Corona crisis. However, a lot is invested in these areas, and this is taken into account with the investment premium from Covid and the increased liability framework for the Austrian Hotel and Tourism Bank ÖHT.
Minister of the Environment Leonore Gewessler (The Greens) were happy with the “future budget”, which offers more money than ever for climate protection. But it is only a “springboard”, for the goal of climate neutrality by 2040 “many more steps” are still needed, which of course are being worked on.
