Budget, Pickerl and Pensions: What Is Austria's Parliament Voting on This Week?
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Budget, Pickerl and pensions: What is Austria's parliament voting on this week?
For the first time since 1993, Austria's National Council will sit for five days in a row, debating everything from the federal budget to pensions and minority rights. Here's what to expect from the parliamentary week.
On Monday and Tuesday, various legal matters are dealt with, and money is then involved from Wednesday to Friday. The fact that the plenary meets on all five working days was the last case in 1993.
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Tiroler Tageszeitung OnlineStarting Wednesday, the National Council will be debating the budget. While various pieces of legislation were passed on Monday and Tuesday, from day three of the plenary week onward, the members of parliament will be tackling the individual budget chapters. The debate on the Budget Accompanying Act will begin, and this year it will also serve as the general debate on the double budget for 2027 and 2028. Speeches by the leaders of the governing …
For the first time since 1993, the National Council meets on five consecutive days before Parliament adopts a summer break.
This week, the National Council meets for the first time for 33 years on five consecutive days in order to deal with a wide range of topics before the summer break. On Monday and Tuesday, for example, the plenum discusses the banning of disposable e-cigarettes and the introduction of new teaching subjects. The plenary days starting on Wednesday will be marked by the double budget for 2027 and 2028, which will be decided on Friday.
The National Council will start a marathon week on Monday, and for five days it will be discussed in plenary sessions. Before the start of the budget debate on Wednesday, other topics will be dealt with for two days. On Monday, for example, the intervals for the "Pickerl" in motor vehicles will be extended. For the first time, the review after the first registration will be required after four years.
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