Crux of the Budget: No Break in Coalition Negotiations After All
Whether current and detailed figures for the state budget will be provided at the meeting is still unclear. However, all sides emphasized that they want to continue negotiations quickly.
Budget Exchange Planned at Executive Level
By December 12, all subgroups should have completed their work for the time being. By then it should be clear on which points the three parties agree, where there are still open questions and where they do not find each other at all. The unresolved points should then be reviewed by the steering group, in which, in addition to the party leaders Karl Nehammer (ÖVP), Andreas Babler (SPÖ) and Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS), the presidents of ÖGB and Wirtschaftskammer, Wolfgang Katzian and Harald Mahrer, sit.
SPÖ Demanded Transparency in Budget
Whether the entire steering group will meet this week is unclear. The exact time is also still unclear. After the quarrels about the budget, the SPÖ was clearly more optimistic again. "We have the feeling that the necessity has arrived," the party said regarding the demands for transparent figures. A negotiation break, as had been suggested the day before, is now definitely off the table.
The ÖVP also told the APA that negotiations should continue quickly. "The goal remains to develop a government program that provides answers to people's concerns and represents the majority."
(APA/Red)
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