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The limited increase must be decided again.
© APA / BARBARA GINDL
The National Council has another problem, this time it is not about the budget but about pensions, specifically particularly high special pensions.
These should only be increased to a limited extent. The National Council approved the corresponding decision last Friday. There was only a formal error in the procedure, which is why Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen could not sign the law according to information from the APA. That is, everything repeats itself.
Special session of the National Council scheduled before Christmas
A special session of the National Council is reportedly planned shortly before Christmas, probably early next week. Then the Federal Council would also have to agree. In view of the new development, it will not do so in tomorrow’s session, but it will probably send the bill to the National Council.
What had happened: In the so-called entry-into-force provision, it had been forgotten to point out that it was a constitutional issue. It was not explicitly stated and a formal deficiency emerged that now needs to be remedied, as Parliament said Wednesday night in the APA. The lapse was noticed when Parliament and the Presidential Chancellery looked together. In purely formal terms, the relevant social law amendment law had not yet reached the Hofburg for certification, as the Federal Council’s decision was pending. However, the advisers to the head of state studied the law beforehand after the National Council meeting.
This is a matter that was agreed unanimously and was expressly supported by all political groups. The objective of the initiative is to increase luxury or supplementary pensions in the (semi) state sector, which are subject to the Special Law on Pension Limitation and exceed 2,333 euros, next year by a maximum of 35 euros.
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