📋 Tender Overview
Budget expert Markus Marterbauer agreed with SP MP Kai Jan Krainer that mass taxes will have a larger share in the long term. In an international comparison Austria still has a very low share of wealth taxation. In his opinion this is the greatest structural shortcoming of the Austrian tax system. Because it makes little sense on the one hand to have strong funding for research and investments but on the other hand to lower profit taxes Marterbauer judged. As far as the specific reduction in corporate income tax is concerned the investment effects are likely to be very small since the large companies would swim in the money anyway. Even if he could understand the reduction of the corporate tax for realpolitical motives.Marterbauer described the family bonus as not happily chosen from which around 200000 children are currently not benefiting. Instead one should have increased the family allowance and above all invested an additional billion in the expansion of elementary education he suggested.Marterbauer on the other hand sees the labor market component of the budget as positive especially with regard to qualification measures. He welcomed the springboard action to combat long-term unemployment but restricted Markus Koza Greens from the fact that those who have been unemployed for more than two years are not covered by it and therefore special measures are required for this group. The AMS would also have to be better equipped in terms of staff in order to achieve a support ratio of 100 1. Currently it is around 250 1.In the same way Christoph Badelt in agreement with all the experts made it clear how important education is - starting with elementary education. Too many compulsory school graduates are unable to begin an apprenticeship he noted. In view of the shortage of skilled workers following questions from Klaus Lindinger and Christoph Stark both VP he spoke out in favor of more training in companies and targeted support for immigration. Like Marterbauer he is in favor of an increase in the AMS staff but also advocated adherence to the existing legal regulations more strictly. Monika Kppl-Turyna was also in favor of reforming unemployment benefits.
