Wednesday Brings Budget Resolution

The National Council will conclude its budget deliberations on Wednesday. After addressing the chapters on family and integration, mobility, defense, and finance, the final vote will take place. If the budget draft by Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) holds, the deficit will be 4.5 percent of GDP this year, and 4.2 percent in 2026. This is likely to prompt the EU to initiate a deficit procedure against Austria, as the three-percent limit set by Brussels is not being adhered to.

Not Just the Budget

Also on Wednesday - in a separate session afterwards - an exception will be decided for students of the Dreierschützengasse high school in Graz, which was the scene of a shooting last week. Nine teenagers and a teacher were killed by a former student. Due to the extraordinary, highly traumatic situation, all graduating students can receive a diploma upon request, in which the annual grade of the respective subject is also the final exam grade. Should they wish to take an oral final exam, they can do so either before the summer or during the autumn session.

(APA/Red)

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