Greens demand end of official cars for politicans
The representative parliamentary group chief of the Greens, Werner Kogler, seems to have a serious problem with official cars for politicans. In the Thursday issue of Austrias daily newspaper called “Österreich” he demands an end of such a privilege. The newspaper labels that as “radical suggestion”.
Kogler said that only the chancellor and the vice-chancellor should have their own official cars. The rest of the ministers should share one official car, or take a taxi. Kogler: “I am not able to understand why the economy minister should not take a taxi if he has to go from the Wiedner Hauptstrasse to his ministry on the Stubenring. The background of the discussion: the Green politican is afraid ministers could use their official cars for private purposes.