"Krone" commentary

The cardinal mistake(s) of this government

Vice Kogler and Chancellor Nehammer: Is the government better than its reputation?

(Bild: APA/ROBERT JAEGER)

Not everything was bad in the turquoise-green coalition. But a few (non-)decisions were, criticizes Rainer Nowak in his commentary at the beginning of the year. 

Let's start on a friendly note: the government is better than its reputation. In addition to serious blunders such as compulsory vaccination during the pandemic, it has managed a few successes - from the introduction of the climate ticket to the really good abolition of tax progression, i.e. the inconspicuous permanent tax increase for the state. That was a genuine structural reform. Unfortunately, one of the few.