ÖVP boss Sagartz: No more Doskozil's building land!

ÖVP boss Sagartz: No more Doskozil's building land!

In a brave appearance, the top candidate of the ÖVP, Christian Sagartz, underlined his ambitions for the Burgenland state election on January 19, 2024. He wants to break the absolute majority of the SPÖ and hopes to become part of the state government. Sagartz emphasizes that it is crucial to keep the ÖVP's eleven mandates: "We have to give everything to keep our strength in the state parliament," said the candidate in an interview. This is crucial so that the ÖVP as a stable coalition partner can be considered, should the government formation be successful, which could lead to a review of its position, as he notes himself. His criticism is directed directly against the reigning governor Hans Peter Doskozil, whose "undesirable developments" and financial policy he finds alarming: "The record debt shows that the governor lives above what we can afford", desperately sagartz.

criticism of the SPÖ and the building land tax

In addition, the ÖVP plans to provide written inquiries about the building land mobilization tax in order to draw attention to the grievances. Sagartz notes that the resistance to the building land tax introduced by the SPÖ is growing, since many Burgenland are heavily burdened. "Our building land tax calculator has been used over 25,000 times," he reports, while pointing out the supposed double standards of the SPÖ. According to reports, the Landesmimmobilien Burgenland GmbH, under the leadership of SPÖ state councilor Dorner, hoarded unsalable land. "If Dorner is serious, he could mobilize 137 building plots in one fell swoop," says the ÖVP regional manager Patrik Fazekas and calls for a complete disclosure of the property of undeveloped areas by the SPÖ all-establishment.

The strategic goals of Sagartz also include the introduction of a “preventive thousand” to promote preventive examinations and a premium of 10,000 euros for the first acquisition of homes. With these measures, he wants to economically strengthen the country and push back the role of the private sector. "Where the private sector can act better, the country should withdraw," emphasizes Sagartz, while underlining the need to involve the citizens more in political decisions.