Generous chancellor Gusenbauer: 100 Euro for the poor in Austria
The chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer from the Socialdemocrats, wants to give a 100 Euro bank note to every poor Austrian.
His coalition partner “The Peoples Party” is against such plans. “100 Euro are two tank fillings of an average car. Austrians don’t need such kind of pittance”, said Peoples Party member Martin Bartenstein, who is the minister of economy and labour.
The 100 Euro bank note would be only paid one time. “The money is available”, confirms Socialdemocrats social minister Buchinger.
For themselfes the government spent more than 5 million Euro in the past months for advertising in TV and newspapers. The government wanted to create a positive standing among its citizens that way.