The countries and municipalities must be asked more for the cash register. Neos Josef Schellhorn’s State Secretary wants to speak a “clear word” for a stronger contribution to budget renovation with the state representatives. The time is ripe for large reforms.
While he was performed in the press foyer on Wednesday after the Council of Ministers, the situation is “Bitter Ernst”. More seriously than two weeks ago thought. “We have to talk to countries and communities again.” It is now time for large reforms, for which Governor’s Conference chairman Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP) has also known it.
On Wednesday, the addressee person confirmed his willingness “to be thought out and long -term sustainable solutions to make finance more efficient and to make the structures more modern, but against” short -term cutbacks at the expense of the regions “.
Countries and municipalities form the basis of a functioning public interest – they guaranteed education, security, care and infrastructure directly on site, Haslauer told the Salzburger Nachrichten.
In any case, Schellhorn emphasized the unity in the federal government. Recently, together with Minister of Finance Markus Marterbauer (Spö) and State Secretary Barbara Eibinger-Miedl (ÖVP), he led negotiations on the planned savings in the ministries.
The common will to save and reform was “refreshing,” Schellhorn said. A total of 1.1 billion euros must be saved in the departments. “The exact division, the cake and cake pieces will be presented in the coming days.”
Source: Krone
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