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Two birds with a stone
Before your professional life begins again, there is a Mass test from January 8 to 10 planned. There will be incentives so that population groups that have not carried out the tests so far can also attend. The incentives should also be financial aid, they say. They are considered Vouchers amounting to 50 euros per person.
They can be vouchers for the restaurant sector or for purchases, the details have not yet been determined. Are you worth it as financial aid? This idea is not new. Businesses that suffer particularly from the blockade or officially prescribed measures often have to receive state support anyway.
And as in Vienna, where officially closed catering establishments were supported with a gastronomic voucher, a voucher solution for the whole of Austria is being considered that would kill two birds with one stone: aid for the economy and an incentive for population groups that want to appeal. Not at all impressed by solidarity and personal responsibility.
How useful is such an incentive?
In Vienna, a total of 84.5 percent of the 950,000 food vouchers issued was redeemed. IHS chief and behavioral economist Martin Kocher said Monday at the ZiB2that positive incentives make more sense than negative ones in the long run. Vouchers or money to participate in the massive test? “I think it will work,” Kocher said. However, low-threshold access and retesting are more important. When it comes to vaccines, incentives could even be a deterrent, Kocher warned.
