SPÖ tour starts: Direct dialogue with citizens from June 10th in Vienna!

SPÖ tour starts: Direct dialogue with citizens from June 10th in Vienna!

Wien, Österreich - The SPÖ will start its “Together on course” tour in Vienna on June 10, 2025, which will lead all over Austria until October 2025. The aim of this tour is to promote direct exchange with the population about government work and its challenges. SPÖ federal party chairman Andreas Babler emphasizes the importance of taking people seriously. The kick-off event will be a "budget talk" with finance minister Markus Marterbauer, who will present the success of the SPÖ government, such as the introduction of a bank tax and the stop at rental prices. According to [ots] (https://www.ots.at/presseaus-sung/ots_20250607_ots0015/gemeumsam-auf-spoe government-Tourt-Tourt-AB-10-JUNI-Oesterreich-Direkter-Bevoelkung-Government work), the heart of the SPÖ's efforts is the dialogue with the citizens to intensify.

The planned events include:

• 10. June 2025: Vienna (Markus Marterbauer)
• 20. June 2025: Burgenland (Anna Sporrer)
• 14. July 2025: Vorarlberg (Andreas Babler)
• 17. July 2025: Lower Austria (Korinna Schumann)
• 31. July 2025: Tyrol (Markus Marterbauer)
• 17. September 2025: Salzburg (Andreas Babler)

fraud control and tax reform

The SPÖ government has also made progress in various other areas, especially in the fight against fraud. In 2024, the Office for Combating fraud generated more than 107 million euros and uncovered 195 false companies. Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer emphasizes the successes in combating tax fraud and emphasizes the need to show tax fraudsters no tolerance. In order to strengthen these initiatives, an expert group is used to develop a comprehensive control package, as can be read on the SPÖ website.

Another central point in the government program, which was presented by the black-red-pink coalition from ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS, is the introduction of an employee bonus and the reduction in non-wage costs. SPÖ boss Babler has emphasized that a compromise in the coalition is necessary to take measures to relieve citizens. This includes, among other things, the stop of the regulated rental prices for one year and the increase in the minimum limits of apartments to five years, as in the course of the program, which has been called "now the right thing. For Austria". Further information on the coalition goals can be found on [Meinverzirk] (https://www.meinbezirk.at/c-politik/das-ist-das- government program-von-oevp-spoe-neos_a7174551)

conclusion and outlook

The upcoming tour of the SPÖ and the successes already achieved in government work emphasize the ambitions of the coalition to represent the interests of the population more. With a clear focus on the respective challenges and concerns of the citizens, the focus is not only on projects, but also the concrete implementation of measures that are intended to positively influence the lives of many people in Austria.