Budget debate: Kickl accuses government "Sin" that ÖVP calls FPÖ...

Yesterday's budget speech by Finance Minister Marterbauer will be followed by the debate in Parliament today. FPÖ boss Kickl has a "ultimative mockery" of the population. There is equally praise and criticism from the Greens. The coalition defends its actions. With live stream.

VIENNA. Minister of Finance Marterbauer followed the exchange and defended redevelopment course

SPÖ Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer has presented the budget for the next two years. After the two previous governments (ÖVP-Greens, ÖVP-FPÖ) left a billion-dollar hole, the current budget is focused on restructuring. Everyone will notice the savings, says Marterbauer. But it also involved higher contributions from those who can afford it – such as banks, energy companies [...] The article "Everyone must contribute" – This is how the governm…

The day after the SPÖ finance minister Markus Marterbauer's budget speech, the opposition's general statement came to the National Council. In the first reading of the double budget 2025/26, FPÖ, Greens and other opposition parties sharply criticized the draft.