The AMS Threatens to Pay up to 135 Million Euros
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An Upper Austrian reckoned more precisely than the AMS and got justice in court – that now costs the state millions. Several hundred thousand AMS recipients are affected.
A calculation error in the unemployment benefit could cost the AMS. According to a ruling of the Administrative Court, additional payments of around 135 million euros to affected persons are threatened.
The AMS has paid low-income earners too little unemployment benefit for years. Social Minister Korinna Schumann (SPÖ) wants to present "legally secure solution".
A subsequent administrative court decision is about too low-paid unemployment benefit. The error for the wrong calculation goes back 25 years. The AMS now threatens to pay additional payments of 135 million euros.
"Oberösterreichische Nachrichten" (Oberösterreichische Nachrichten) and "Kronen Zeitung (Kronen Zeitung) are threatening the AMS with additional payments of around 135 million euros. The reason for this is the impact of a recent administrative court decision, which "Die Presse" had also reported on - which is expected to be financially much more expensive than initially assumed to come to the federal government. It is about too low-paid unemploy…
VIENNA. According to a decision of the Administrative Court, the calculation of unemployment benefit paid too little to low earners. The impact is enormous.
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