The National Council will conclude its summer holiday on Wednesday with a first debate on six referendums. Various legislative acts are also in the pipeline, for example for more transparency in corona aid and simplifications for the red-white-red card.
Only one plenary day is planned for the start of the 2022/23 period. Wednesday’s meeting will begin with a “Current Hour” in which the SPÖ will discuss the effects of “record inflation” on retirees. She argues for an adjustment of pensions to current inflation in order to prevent poverty and maintain the purchasing power of seniors.
This time, the FPÖ was allowed to choose the topics for the subsequent “Current Europe Hour”. The party wants to talk about “prosperity and security for Austria instead of EU sanctions and mass immigration”.
From animal transport to mandatory Covid-19 vaccination
Under this directive, six referendums will be considered “at first reading” before being passed on to the responsible specialized committees of the National Council. The hurdle of 100,000 signatures to be dealt with in the National Council was taken in May by initiatives to prevent animal suffering during the transport of animals for slaughter, step up the fight against corruption, for an unconditional basic income and the mental health of children and young people . In addition, there are two initiatives to protest against the now abolished vaccination obligation against Covid-19.
The 2021 federal annual accounts could also be on the agenda, provided the budget committee concludes its deliberations on Tuesday. The same applies to a bill from the ÖVP and the Greens, which creates a legal basis for the publication of federal corona aid. This should show in a transparency database that subsidies for companies amount to at least 10,000 euros per year. In addition, payments from the NPO support fund from 1500 euros per calendar year are made public.
An amendment to the Child Benefit Act is intended to give Ukrainian refugees access to this family benefit. With the Red-White-Red Card, applications for a residence permit will also be possible in Germany in the future, provided the entry was legal.
Source: Krone
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