2023-12-15 04:39:51
The National Council will say goodbye to the Christmas break on Friday with a broad program. For example, a rent cap and a tightening of the prohibition law were decided. There will be an end to gas heating in new buildings, and the electricity cost brake will be extended until the end of 2024. In addition, the two planned committees of inquiry will be put into effect.
The rent cap stipulates that there should be no increases in category and guideline rents in the coming year. In 2025 and 2026 the increase will be capped at a maximum of five percent. Also of interest to tenants is the ban on gas heating in new buildings, which comes into force next year. The electricity price brake states that the market price only applies when consumption exceeds 2,900 kWh. Another planned resolution concerns a new legal form for companies, the “flexible corporation”.
The two investigative committees are fixed in the plenary session. That from the SPÖ and FPÖ is primarily directed once morest the ÖVP and is primarily dedicated to the Corona aid agency Cofag. The second committee is supported solely by the People’s Party and is intended to investigate alleged scandals in ministries formerly led by the SPÖ and FPÖ.
The meeting opens with a “question time” for Justice Minister Alma Zadic (Greens). The Immunity Committee meets beforehand to enable the “extradition” of National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP). He is being investigated for allegations of influence in a tax case. The head of parliament vehemently denies the allegations, but supports “extradition”.
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