A savings package ensures turmoil: pensions and climate funding in danger!

The government's savings plans ensure considerable turmoil in Austria. Blaupink, led by Herbert Kickl (FPÖ) and Christian Stocker (ÖVP), would like to avert an impending EU deficit procedure through a drastic saving of 6.4 billion euros. There are cuts in the pension area of ​​almost 470 million euros on discussion, which could have significant consequences for many pensioners. These figures were revealed in a recently sent to Brussels, such as oe24.at reported.

massive cuts and clear resistance

A possible decline in pension payments by up to 20 euros per month has already triggered protests. "We will certainly not put up with that," warned Peter Kostelka, President of the SPÖ-related pensioner association, and announced energetic resistance. The discussion also includes deletions in climate funding and the automatic valorization of social benefits, which according to plans are to save a total of 150 million euros. Significant savings are also to be achieved by cuts in promoting photovoltaic systems and tax benefits for electric cars, it is reported. The climate kit could also be affected, which heats up the plans for political controversy, such as the detailed reporting of Puls24.at illustrated.

With this rigid austerity policy, FPÖ and ÖVP strive for new taxes, which, however, attracts sharp criticism. The outcry of the pensioners and the social associations is unmistakable and shows how explosive the situation is. The exact details of the savings package have so far remained vague, but the direction of the measures is already provoking a storm of indignation.