ÖVP-Hörl exercises massive criticism of the federal government – Coronavirus –

“What will be dealt with tomorrow as a regulation in the main committee of the National Council and will probably also be resolved is another massive attack on the industry,” Hörl said in the APA conversation.

He added: “After kneeling in front of Bavaria, the cable cars are now being abandoned again.” Apparently they want to add more obstacles that are “completely disproportionate and impractical.” The Zillertal cable car and hotel manager also criticized the “lack of communication beforehand.” This is the only way to explain the other obstacles. They apparently go so far for Hörl that he concluded: “Given the prerequisites of this ever-increasing harassment, I can generally no longer recommend that companies unblock.”

Hörl was particularly harsh in court with the Minister of Health, Rudolf Anschober, and his friends from the Green Party. Two new measures by the health minister in particular would send the industry reeling. “First, the federal government is now demanding in a completely surprising way a more extensive risk analysis of the operation of all companies. Second, the operation of closed vehicles, now also for ski lifts with protective caps, will now be restricted to half the capacity of people, “Hörl said.

The Christmas Ordinance, which is known today, explicitly stipulates that a maximum of half of the transport capacity can be used in closed or covered vehicles (gondolas, cabins, upholstered armchairs).

The industry has been working with experts on extensive security concepts since spring, which “even the Minister of Health” deemed good. But Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger (ÖVP) also gave her blessing. “Now he erases this intensive work from the table and adds one more week before the start. He does not talk to us at first and then demands measures that are simply no longer feasible in practice and the short time until Christmas,” said Listen to members of the coalition.

The ÖVP politician identified the regulation as a “victory for the peace of the coalition over one of the most important economic sectors in the country.” “I am surprised that they apparently have no influence on the Greens,” Hörl told his party friends. To finally shoot the coalition partner again: “The Greens ‘deep aversion to tourism and a special aversion to cable cars does not justify raising new obstacles with each regulation, until the businessmen say:’ We are enough. ‘Allow'” .

The head of the cable car also asked the federal government to be clear: “If you want to lock us up, you must say so. There are good reasons for that. After all, the Germans have a third fewer infections than us and are going through a severe lockdown.”