Minimum income guarantee: what the government is renting – why the SPÖ is raging

That's how countries react

To the parties of the coalition Vienna. SPÖ and the greens, the design is launched with the violence quite different. Although mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) waiting, showed the new green frontwoman Birgit Hebein, furious. Ludwig but urges talks with countries.

Given the transition period for federal states until the end of 2019, Ludwig "no excessive time pressure". He always voted for a national program at the to guarantee pleads – "but also taking into account the fact that there are different points of view in the federated states". In this regard, he is awaiting a call from the federal government.

Hebein said the bill "will have dramatic consequences for people in emergency situations". "The reductions currently on the table are affecting children, the elderly, the sick and the disabled," she said.

Dissatisfied with the approach of the government The Minimum Income Law has also been revealed Burgenland Social Landesrat Norbert Darabos (SPÖ): The punctuation now presented arrives "very late, but at least this year," said Darabos with. In case there is an abolition of unemployment badistance should come, the State Affairs Council announced a "mbad resistance".

There has been no discussion ", although countries are responsible for law enforcement and also funding for to guarantee continue to ride, "said Darabos in the sense of the court. This destroys "the proven practice of eye-level policy and dialogue between the federal government and the states and establishes a drifting system".

Naturally, the provincial FPÖ of Burgenland was satisfied. Also the FPÖ in Lower Austria praised the design of the federal government,

Divided – after party affiliation – the reaction falls into High-Austria out. governor Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP) sees a "good design". Social Landesrätin Birgit Gerstorfer (SPÖ) has especially seen degradations in children. She sees a "real penalty for families and for equal opportunities".

Also the social advisor Beate Prettner (SPÖin Carinthia was not impressed by the allegations against the opposition. He warns of many new cases of poverty by the new regulation of the to guarantee,

The part about the number of children is Prettner A thorn in the eyes: "If you are the third child of a family threatened with poverty, you get only 5% of the sum of 863 euros, or 43.15 euros.

"43.15 euros a month is not enough for a nutritious and healthy food, not to mention the expenses that simply belong to a normal child and adolescence," said the provincial councilor.

Essentially notes Prettner at, the fees for the to guarantee would represent only 0.9% of total social expenditure: " federal government but claim that we are facing an explosion of costs and that we are Austria Pay huge amounts of money. "And further:" Thinking that it is always possible to save 0.9% of annual social spending, it is daring. "

in Vorarlberg support new requirements Vienna for the disunity in the coalition of black and green. For the invoice of federal government find Katharina Wiesflecker Critical words of the Greens, was the social spokesperson of the ÖVP Matthias Kucera positively evaluated. Members of the government team of Vorarlberg ÖVP have not commented.

Depending on the color of the party, the reaction falls from Styria out. governor Hermann Schützenhofer (ÖVP) does not want to judge the project yet, but thinks it is a "step in the right direction". The concern came from the office of the Styrian Social Advisor Doris Kampus (SPÖ) to hear.

The Greens of Styria criticized the federal government would force child poverty. KPÖ club head Claudia Klimt-Weithaler also plans for "hostile children".

With sharp criticisms have the Tyrol Greens, party in power in the state, on the federal government project submitted to the new to guarantee respond. Prices for children and living expenses are still foreign, said social spokesperson LAbg. Michael Mingler Wednesday in a show. the federal government would deliberately accept poverty with the project.

the Salzburg ÖVP to the decision of the Ministerial Council to guarantee "I warmly welcome the fact that in the future, there will again be uniform rules throughout Austria to guarantee will give. The current state with different models in the different federal states is extremely unsatisfactory, "said ÖVP-Klubobfrau and spokesman for the company. Daniela Gutschi with.

An opinion, which also provincial governor Wilfried Haslauer represent.