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Starting Tuesday, all schools will teach “distance” in principle. Reduced working hours and assistance to officially closed companies are extended.
Since Uwe Sommersguter and Markus Zottler | 6:34 pm, November 14, 2020
In the run-up to today’s federal government appearance, some key points of the new lockdown measures were made public. Now it is clear that Kindergartens, schools and much of the Commerce closing. In principle, because there will be some exceptions in the future.
The detailed aspect of the regulations, which companies are entitled to compensation and how the head office in Austria will be handled in the future will be the Minister of Labor from 6 pm Christine Aschbacher, Finance Minister Gernot Blümel and Minister of Education Heinz Fassmann explain at a press conference.
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Livebericht:
6:05 pm.: Finance Minister Blümel begins with a status quo to reimburse fixed costs.
Austria is more generous than other countries. Almost 34,000 applications have been approved with a volume exceeding 300 million euros.
A two-pillar model was approved for Fixed Cost Grant II. Now you can “request quickly” up to 800,000 euros. As of Monday, November 23, you can request the fixed-cost subsidy II. Fixed costs of up to 3 million euros cannot yet be requested, but a “tailwind” may be felt in tough negotiations with the EU.
The replacement of income for gastronomy and commerce can already be requested in Austria and is partially paid, “unlike in Germany”, emphasizes Blümel. To date, 30,000 applications have been submitted with a volume of 900 million euros, and more than 800 million euros can be paid in the coming days. Most of the requests came from Vienna, followed by Styria.
6.10 pm.: Interior for sales replacement in the trade: In retail, a differentiation is made when it comes to sales replacement: 20, 40 and 60 percent of lost sales are offset. The decisive factor for the amount of compensation is the loss of value, the possibility of resale and possible recovery effects. It should also be possible to request the sales replacement to negotiate through FinanzOnline.
6.15 pm.: Now the Minister of Labor Aschbacher has her opinion. “We are in an exceptional situation.” Health is also one of the top priorities in the world of work. She appealed: “Wait, we are prepared with a combination of measures.”
The goal is to support the economy and employees with three proven measures: Short-term job (here the working time can currently be reduced to zero percent), the Home office support Y Support with the compatibility of work and childcare. “This is always guaranteed for all working parents who need it,” Aschbacher guarantees. Parents are entitled to special care for up to four weeks, flexibly.
18.25: The Minister of Education talks about schools
“Open schools were our goal,” the education minister said. But now he enjoys “health priority.” Schools “are not infection drivers, but they are not free of them either.”
From now on, “distance learning” is taught from primary school. The change will take place on Tuesday, Monday is a “transition day”. Parents must announce on Monday if they wish to use a separate daycare.
In the next three weeks, the focus should be on “Deepening what has been learned“New material,” says the Minister of Education, should only be taught “in moderation.”
