Mail from Brussels next week could bring clarity about finances and the next government. The steering committees of all three parties will meet on Tuesday to discuss the results of the subgroups and what to do next. NEOS boss Beate Meinl-Reisinger plans to present a catalog of demands.
New dates, new year, new government? A final decision must be made this week as to whether this calculation actually works out. The EU data on the red-white-red budget was expected to be sent from Brussels to the Ministry of Finance this weekend. Here the data is evaluated as it comes in, reference paths are calculated and then presented to the coalition negotiators.
The figures play an important role in the negotiators’ planning, as it is common knowledge that the fiscal and economic area is likely to be the most controversial.
Disagreement over shortage procedures
As is known, the European Commission is considering launching an excessive deficit procedure against Austria because the budget deficit is above the Maastricht criterion of three percent of GDP. This procedure can be bypassed using reference paths.
However, the SPÖ is not even pursuing this, because a deficit procedure, in accordance with the SPÖ’s wishes during the negotiations, would offer more flexibility in terms of expenditure. The steering groups of all parties will meet on Tuesday to discuss the figures.
Kunasek could negotiate
As the “Krone” learned, the NEOS, ÖVP and SPÖ also want to confront Tuesday’s meeting with a catalog of demands drawn up during the weekend meeting and which, among other things, provides for the involvement of state governors in the negotiations.
Explosive: The expected new governor of Styria, Mario Kunasek (FPÖ), could also soon participate in the negotiations, although it is known that his party will not be part of the Zuckerl coalition.
Source: Krone
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