Fight for the state treasury: ÖVP and SPÖ in heated negotiations!

Fight for the state treasury: ÖVP and SPÖ in heated negotiations!

An unmistakable dispute puts the future of the new government on ice: the 15 billion hole in the state treasury is a central topic for the traffic light coalition. Negotiations between the ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos begin with stuck positions and sharp allegations. While the NEOs speak of "movement", the SPÖ sharply criticizes the ÖVP for "pushing away" the necessary austerity measures and a lack of urgency in budget renovation. SPÖ boss Andreas Babler demands more income from taxes and warns that this is not possible without targeted steps. This position ensures the alarm in the ÖVP, which insists that wealth taxes could quickly make the negotiations fail, as reported on

Mikl-Leitner calls for measures to strengthen business

Lower Austria's Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner also spoke up and demanded significant measures to recover. In this tense situation, the ÖVP emphasizes that it is open to alternatives to asset and corporate taxes in order to avoid escalation of the negotiations. A political strategist said that massive expenditure reductions were not sufficient and called for a rethink in financial policy. The current dispute and the associated claims could be decisive for the stability of the government, as reported noe.orf.at . The measures decided and the willingness to negotiate the parties are therefore the focus of an intensive political week.