Finance Minister Magnus Brunner (ÖVP) does not see himself as a possible top candidate for the National Council elections. “We have a chancellor, we have a party chairman and I support him 100 percent,” he said. He also “really enjoys being Minister of Finance.”
The ÖVP’s goal for the coming months is to cover the broad middle, “between the extremes we have: Mr. Kickl on the right and Mr. Babler on the far left.” The Minister of Finance can get a Chancellor Kickl. Imagine. However, according to some opinion polls, the ÖVP is currently only in third place, after the FPÖ and SPÖ.
Before the 2024 National Council elections, part of the current government program should be implemented. Brunner is thinking, among other things, of making it easier to provide real estate loans. B. that the level of income is taken into account – and into a pension savings account with a retention period after which the money for pension provision can be withdrawn, exempt from capital gains tax (without capital gains tax). “The development of interest rates is different, the economic situation is different and the stability of the financial market is not at risk,” the minister explains.
Sees no added value in the digital euro
In the APA interview, Brunner also referred to the digital euro. “I don’t see the added value yet,” he says. It should be noted whether or not the privacy of citizens can be taken into account. At this point, the political discussion has only just begun.
Regarding the high inflation, the Finance Minister said that the Austrian shopping basket contains many services due to the great importance of tourism. “If we had the German shopping basket, inflation would be one percentage point lower.” The high wage agreements are also an inflation driver. “Together with Belgium, we have the highest wage agreements in all of Europe.” On the other hand, this would also strengthen purchasing power, he argued. Austria was among the top 3 here in November.
Source: Krone
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