Government savings plans: Fee increase and cuts announced!
Government savings plans: Fee increase and cuts announced!
The FPÖ-ÖVP coalition plans drastic savings to close a growing budget-hole. As part of a comprehensive savings plan, the parties want to increase federal fees by around 44 percent that have not been adjusted since 2011. These measures concern, among other things, the fees for driver's licenses and passports that will soon become more expensive, such as .
A central element of the savings concerns the abolition of educational leave, which is scheduled to save around 350 million euros in 2025. This is part of a larger savings plan that aims to save 6.3 billion euros without introducing new taxes, according to FPÖ and ÖVP's financial spokesman. While the climate monus, which causes costs of 1.96 billion euros annually, will no longer be paid out from the current year, the climate kit remains, but the free climatic for 18 year olds is abolished, which brings 120 million euros. According to The press is primarily implemented on the expenditure side, with a stability contribution from all Ministeries are required to achieve a total of 1.1 billion euros.
concrete savings measures and their consequences
The coalition also plans to increase taxes in the gaming area and an expansion of digital tax to generate a further 85 million euros. The valorization of federal fees is also on the list, which should bring in 65 million euros. A total of 920 million euros are to be achieved through "gaps and adjustments in the tax system". At the same time, the control of tax evasion is more important to save around 10 million euros.
The negotiations between the coalition partners FPÖ and ÖVP are already in full swing, with topics such as internal security, migration and European foreign policy being discussed. The State Councilor for Social Affairs and Integration, Hannes Amesbauer, heads the FPÖ team for internal security, while for the ÖVP the science councilor Barbara Eibinger-Miedl has the discussions on education and research.
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