For the SPÖ, Wednesday’s summer council of ministers was a “super meltdown”. “Every day this government is in office is a lost day for Austria,” Federal Secretary Christian Deutsch said on Thursday. Instead of doing nothing in the fight against inflation and the energy crisis, there is an urgent need for an energy price cap and the skimming of the profits of energy companies. And the end of the quarantine made Johannes Rauch (Greens) the “minister of danger”.
“What kind of government wants to send sick and infected people to work for the first time?” Deutsch wondered. According to Deutsch, the decision to abolish all control instruments was a purely political decision before the state elections in Tyrol. “You no longer notice a difference whether there is a green or an FPÖ minister of health”.
Government “fantastic”
The government is running out of ideas in the fight against inflation. That OMV doubled its profits in the first half of the year is a clear argument for skimming profits from energy companies. Meanwhile, 900,000 people who heat their homes with gas are said to be abandoned by the government.
Fuel prices also urgently need to be reduced. No neighboring country has such high prices as Austria. Mineral oil companies would earn 20 cents on every gallon of diesel or gasoline. “We need an economy minister who knows the concerns of the people. Cutting fuel prices is his job.” Economic Affairs Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) has asked the oil companies to make a statement by Wednesday at the latest. “The minister here becomes the petitioner instead of acting himself,” criticized Deutsch. These statements must now finally be published, he demanded.
fight inflation
Since October last year, the SPÖ has been making concrete proposals to combat inflation. It is therefore particularly cynical for the finance minister to say “no quick shots should be fired”, according to Deutsch, for whom the anti-inflation package comes too late and “does not lower prices”.
35 percent of households would no longer be able to cover their expenses with their income. “These exploding costs were not discussed during the unclear Council of Ministers in Mauerbach.”
Nehammer’s resignation demanded
“The captain, who so often fails in stormy times, has to get away from the helm before taking the whole country with him,” Deutsch finally told Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP). 77 percent no longer trust the federal government, the rest are disappointed by the summer council of ministers.
Causa party headquarters: contracts announced
When asked about the reason for the SPÖ party headquarters, of which the Court of Audit suspected an impermissible party donation for the low rent, Deutsch emphasized that tenant protection also includes price protection and protection against dismissal. “This applies to anyone who has a lease.” The SPÖ have announced all leases, the situation must be resolved quickly.
Source: Krone
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