The freely financed residential building will also be included, where only half of the part of inflation that goes beyond this value can be passed on if there is an inflation of over three percent. This package is to be decided in autumn. Because it should come into force on the beginning of next year. With the price intervention with an inflation of over three percent, which should also apply to regulated rents from 2028, it is guaranteed that a “high inflation” will never be able to trigger a price explosion in the rental area, the Vice Chancellor said.
Once again, Babler also insisted that money for social housing is needed to be able to provide more space. The screws on which one could rotate are the dedication, the purpose of the residential building funding and residential construction investment banks.
In addition to rents, Babler also wants to devote themselves to energy costs in order to counteract inflation. The SPÖ chairman left open how to proceed here. But the Vice Chancellor assured that the government would present a model that would relieve both private households and industry.
The SPÖ boss was outraged by the fact that an “Austria surcharge” is opened by international corporations in the food sector because the free competition is undermined. BABLER thinks that it would be the cause of the EU. He had already contacted the Commission in this regard.
However, if Brussels does not act, the SPÖ chairman announced nationally. As an example, he cited the price commission proposed by the ÖGB that could use companies to use prices to reduce prices. But one could also intervene by law.
In general, Babler made it clear that the SPÖ was a guarantee for him to represent the rights of employees. Therefore, despite the “huge budget disaster”, the responsibility in the government was also faced in order to “implement the control of inflation”. Because, said Babler: “Without the SPÖ in the country, people would still work 60 hours a week and have a six-day week.
The SPÖ supports the suspension of family reunification among refugees, even if Babler “has no special pleasure” to start with the families. However, this point was very important to the ÖVP.
