PRESS STATEMENT The draft budget is more like painting by numbers than a work of art

“The federal government’s draft budget is a compromise, but unfortunately it lacks ambition when it comes to shaping the future. It’s more like ‘painting by numbers’ than a work of art.

This is not sustainable and, at best, creates only short-term prospects. A budget like this does not do justice to the challenges of our time. In the parliamentary process, a forward-looking perspective should prevail.

A growth initiative is undoubtedly necessary. However, our understanding of growth is not that people work more under worse conditions. Rather, it involves smart regulations and clear rights for part-time workers and immigrant skilled workers. Our understanding of growth is this: companies and their employees receive better conditions for innovation and lower energy prices, enabling them to position themselves for the future and thus retain well-paying industrial jobs in the country. We are working to ensure that our vision of growth is reflected in the final formulation of these key points.”

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