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Invest in digitization
To strengthen the economy again, investments in digitization must now be increased. “I am convinced that digitization is a vaccine for company location,” said Schramböck. Digitization would have the potential to generate up to 1.9 additional GDP. One third of all investments in the current investment premium is already being digitized. The investment premium is available until the end of February. 20 percent of the recovery plan, according to Schramböck, the equivalent of a total of 600 million euros, should also flow towards digitization.
FPÖ economics spokesman Erwin Angerer reacted in discontent and sent a message: “The Minister of Economics should explain once conclusively how digitization can help with jobs that are at risk or that have already been lost, as in ATB, MAN Steyr, FACC, Doka, Swarovski or Casinos Austria should. “
With regard to the fixed cost subsidy, Schramböck was confident that an agreement with the EU Commission would be successful. The EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has already promised him a maximum limit of 2 million euros, but Austria wants another 5 million euros. Schramböck announced that on Tuesday he would discuss his plans for an “Austrian Consortium” for the MAN plant in Steyr with the Governor of Upper Austria, Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP).
