Spitz on button: traffic light coalition before failure-dispute over taxes!

Spitz on button: traffic light coalition before failure-dispute over taxes!

Wien, Österreich - Exchange of blows in Austrian politics! While the chief rounds of ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS have been negotiating the future of the traffic light coalition since this afternoon, it is bubbling tremendously behind the scenes. The mood is tense because the parties are violently disagreed with central issues such as taxes and budget. ÖVP chairman Karl Nehammer, SPÖ boss Andreas Babler and Neos-Obfrau Beate Meinl-Reisinger try to reconcile the ghosts, but as OE24 escalate the situation at any time.

dispute over tax reforms

According to a secret negotiation document, the Kosmo , the SPÖ is particularly stubborn in its desire for an excess tax and the increase in the bank levy. On the other hand, the ÖVP and Neos vehemently keep against it. They reject SPÖ ideas, such as the withdrawal of tax reliefs and the introduction of a truck toll, which leads to a standstill in the negotiations. A high-ranking ÖVP representative was frustrated: "The SPÖ simply cannot jump over its ideological shadow."

While the ÖVP continues to urge tax relief, this will come across massive resistance. The SPÖ blocks the proposal to make tips tax -free, while its demand for an increase in unemployment benefit is also heavily controversial. The fronts seem hardened and there is a lack of compromise. The parties have to clarify more than 65 open points, and as the latest developments show, the traffic light coalition could fail due to the basic differences, which would further destabilize the political landscape in Austria.