These are the crucial days for the success of the candy coalition. Several people from Salzburg play a crucial role in central positions in the negotiations in Vienna. This is how the SPÖ national councilor and the AK expert sit Michaela Schmidt And Sepp Schellhorn for the Neos in the sensitive subgroup 1, “Economy and Infrastructure” in the management team. This mainly concerns controversial points such as location and industrial policy and energy. Or the central question: tax cuts or new taxes?
This group has become even more explosive due to the recent bankruptcies in the business community. The negotiations took place yesterday and Friday and discussions are ongoing this weekend. Schmidt, who comes from the city of Salzburg, has been a member of the National Council in Vienna on behalf of the SPÖ since September 2023 and heads the economic department of the Salzburg Chamber of Labor. Like her negotiating colleagues, she is currently mainly in Vienna. “It is a very intense time for everyone involved,” says Schmidt.
The Salzburg state government is also negotiating on the ÖVP side. The vice president of the state, who is already charged with numerous duties Stefan Schnöll should not be missing from the coalition discussions in Vienna. He negotiates in the groups ‘Transport and Mobility’ and ‘Art and Culture’. State Council Daniela Gutschi is currently also regularly in Vienna. It negotiates on the topics of “education and science” and “health and care”. The ÖVP also has many negotiators in Vienna outside the state government.
The outgoing minister Karoline Edtstadler She is the only woman from Salzburg who sits on the steering committee with all party leaders and social partners. She is also on the management team of the negotiating group on women, justice, social, foreign and European policies. In addition to the third president of the National Council Peter Haubner The members of the National Council also negotiate (taxes). Tanja Graf (energy, consumer protection), Carina Reiter (Competition Policy and Climate Protection) and Club Leader of the State Parliament Wolfgang Mayer (affordable housing) for the ÖVP.
Source: Krone
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