"Missed Opportunity": Doskozil Criticizes Budget
The governor of Burgenland, Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ), misses structural reforms in the federal budget presented on Tuesday. "This was not done, it is a missed opportunity," he stated to journalists on Wednesday. He advocates, for example, that the tasks of the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) could be better taken over by the federal states.
Doskozil commented after budget presentation
The presented figures are "very ambitious," whether they will hold up to reality will be seen at the end of the day, and he doubts it a little. Given the difficult economic conditions and the challenges faced, it is incomprehensible that necessary structural reforms are not being tackled: "The time is overdue."
He is not aware of any measures the federal government is taking to ensure that the population gets to doctor or MRI appointments faster. He also lacks plans on how hospital financing will be restructured. He also criticized the ÖGK, whose abolition he had already demanded in the past: "Why do we need the ÖGK?" This institution is no longer necessary: "The states could take over this task." Then there would also be no different tariffs in the outpatient sector," emphasized Doskozil.
First public media appearance since surgery
Doskozil made his first public media appearance on Wednesday after his ninth larynx operation in April. "I am on a good path," he showed himself "quite satisfied" with his health condition.
(APA/Red)
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