Tough negotiations
Babler: “We hope that something will move forward”
The pre-Christmas coalition negotiations are dragging on. Late on Friday afternoon, it was reported from several sides that the talks were "tough". "We hope that things will finally move forward", said SPÖ leader Andreas Babler. There were "still some political issues to be clarified", said NEOS leader Beate Meinl-Reisinger.
ÖVP leader Karl Nehammer expects "intensive negotiations". Coalition negotiations have already been underway for more than four weeks. Today, Friday, the politicians have not put an end to the talks, but there is unlikely to have been much progress. According to NEOS leader Beate Meinl-Reisinger, there must be progress on the budget over the next two years, for example with structural reforms.
She did not want to think about the negotiations collapsing. "We are negotiating to make progress, not to get out". It was only on Thursday that speculation arose that her party could pull out of the talks.
On Friday, speculation arose that the SPÖ could call off the negotiations if there is still no movement on wealth taxes. Third National Council President Doris Bures (SPÖ) also recently spoke out in favor of wealth taxes such as inheritance tax. The governor of Burgenland, Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ), is already flirting with new elections.
Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has already received the party leaders, most recently Meinl-Reisinger on Friday evening. No statements were made after these meetings.
"I would like to see a common will from everyone to solve the debt crisis. That would be a Christmas present for Austria," appealed Cardinal Christoph Schönborn on Friday. The national deficit is "alarming".
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