The National Council’s special session on inflation, announced on Saturday by SPÖ leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner, will take place on Tuesday. The Social Democrats requested a special session on Saturday and the political groups now agree on the date. The SPÖ confirmed this on Sunday evening.
The meeting is convened at 9.00 am, from 12.00 pm the urgent request of the SPÖ will be discussed.
SPö leader calls for payroll tax cut
SPÖ leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner raised the issue in a press conference on Saturday, accusing the government of inaction. She argues for a wage cut, an inflation correction of pensions, a tax cut on fuel, gas and electricity and the withdrawal of the benchmark rent increase.
In addition, energy companies would have to make available part of their “excess profits” due to price developments. Rendi-Wagner assumes that these amount to two billion euros in Austria, according to an EU proposal, ten percent, or 200 million euros, could be skimmed off through taxes or contributions.
The income tax cut should be designed in such a way that “the first 1,700 euros of every money earned” should be made tax-free, so that people who work at the end of the year “have 1,000 euros more of their wages in their pocket”, Rendi said. – Wagner Saturday.
Source: Krone
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