In short, it was essential “that we want to relieve the people” – and at the same time to ecologicalize the tax system. He pointed out that the government program already had six “very precisely defined greening steps” and the “Task Force” for an eco-social one tax reform from 2022 onwards. The first concrete points should be available by Thursday at the latest, then a rough concept should already be approved by the Council of Ministers.
“Best” mood
Both party leaders emphasized that the mood between them was excellent, with all different points of view: “I believe that the atmosphere in the Federal government is an excellent one. I have the feeling that the actors involved know each other and appreciate each other, and there is excellent cooperation, “said Kurz. At the same time, he emphasized that they were” two different parties “- and he and Kogler “two different personalities”. “There will be different opinions here and there.” However, the cooperation works and you implement what you have planned together.
When asked whether the Greens next to the ÖVP enough space to breathe, said Kogler, he himself “doesn’t need more space”: “I have enough oxygen to breathe, despite the CO2 pollution.” However, given his schedule as minister of sports, he would need “more time to sleep,” he noted. The topic is a “written down” one, the work is only just beginning now.
The members of the Federal government arrived on Wednesday morning with buses from Ballhausplatz to the conference venue in Krems, accompanied by journalists. After a lunch together as well as a group photo and the first media information we went to the working session. A media reception is planned for Wednesday afternoon, and a joint dinner will take place in the evening.
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