The National Council discussed inflation on Wednesday before the summer recess. “You can count on massive tax relief, especially on indirect labor costs,” NEOS chairman Beate Meinl-Reisinger appealed to the government. The SPÖ spoke out in favor of a law that dampens inflation.
The measures taken by the government so far have further fueled inflation, NEOS criticized on Wednesday. In addition, the wrong topics would be set, such as a “fiery culture war against gender” (ÖVP and FPÖ), instead of ensuring inflation. “You are really crazy,” Meinl-Reisinger told the ÖVP and FPÖ. Your party argued for a reduction in the costs of paid work. This was followed by Hubert Fuchs (FPÖ) and Kai Jan Krainer (SPÖ). The taxes on labor are also too high for them.
A cut could be financed with a wealth tax, Krainer suggested. “The super rich must finally make a fair contribution.” Previously, the SPÖ had even called on the National Council to give up the annual summer holiday in order to do something about inflation. The party proposed, among other things, to withdraw rent increases, to suspend VAT on daily groceries and to introduce an anti-inflation commission. This should, for example, ensure that billions in aid to companies are also passed on to people, ie that they have to pay less for certain products.
ÖVP waved it off
Finance Minister Magnus Brunner (ÖVP), on the other hand, emphasized that purchasing power and real household income have even increased slightly. Indirect labor costs have already been reduced anyway. As expected, he cannot earn anything from a wealth tax. After all, “hard-earned properties” would also be affected.
The National Council passed several new laws on Wednesday, including the ORF law, the counter-terrorism law and a package against speeders. Terrorist content is about an EU requirement for hosting services to remove terrorist content within an hour based on orders from the authorities. Extreme speed demons should be able to lose their car in the future.
Source: Krone
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