"Stop the exodus"
Economics Minister wants to push industrial location
Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (ÖVP) assured on his first working day as Minister of Economic Affairs, which took him to his home town of Linz to visit voestalpine, that the new government program would "press the stop button for industrial migration". He cited the reduction of bureaucracy and regulations as well as the acceleration of approval procedures as starting points.
The Linz-based steel group "as a leading company in our country and in Europe" is representative of the prosperity in our country, he said, citing a change in mindset. voestalpine CEO Herbert Eibensteiner was pleased with the clear commitment to industry and gave the government program a positive assessment.
Tax-free employee bonus
However, the Group CEO pressed for speed, saying that "very quick measures" were needed and that these would have to result in "helpful laws", with a view to international competitiveness. This is continuing to decline, for which he once again cited rising unit labor costs and high energy prices as well as a "very strict CO₂ regime in Europe" as reasons.
Hattmannsdorfer announced that the three energy laws (EABG, ElWG and EGG) will be implemented promptly by summer 2025. Despite budget consolidation, the Minister also expects the introduction of a tax-free employee bonus to help stimulate the economy. The reduction of non-wage labor costs will also begin in the middle of the legislative period. The "path to a reduction of 3.7 percentage points" will ensure that "we return to the German level".
"More self-confidence in the EU"
In terms of trade policy, Hattmannsdorfer advocates more "self-confidence in the European Union" with a view to the USA and China. Eibensteiner expects the EU to react to the trade restrictions announced by the USA.
This article has been automatically translated,
read the original article here.
Kommentare
Willkommen in unserer Community! Eingehende Beiträge werden geprüft und anschließend veröffentlicht. Bitte achten Sie auf Einhaltung unserer Netiquette und AGB. Für ausführliche Diskussionen steht Ihnen ebenso das krone.at-Forum zur Verfügung. Hier können Sie das Community-Team via unserer Melde- und Abhilfestelle kontaktieren.
User-Beiträge geben nicht notwendigerweise die Meinung des Betreibers/der Redaktion bzw. von Krone Multimedia (KMM) wieder. In diesem Sinne distanziert sich die Redaktion/der Betreiber von den Inhalten in diesem Diskussionsforum. KMM behält sich insbesondere vor, gegen geltendes Recht verstoßende, den guten Sitten oder der Netiquette widersprechende bzw. dem Ansehen von KMM zuwiderlaufende Beiträge zu löschen, diesbezüglichen Schadenersatz gegenüber dem betreffenden User geltend zu machen, die Nutzer-Daten zu Zwecken der Rechtsverfolgung zu verwenden und strafrechtlich relevante Beiträge zur Anzeige zu bringen (siehe auch AGB). Hier können Sie das Community-Team via unserer Melde- und Abhilfestelle kontaktieren.