In the current interview series of the state governors in the Ö1 Mittagsjournal, Vienna’s mayor and state governor Michael Ludwig called for an Austria-wide offensive on the labor market, new competences and budgetary resources for the AMS.
Ludwig called for an “active labor market policy” from the federal government instead of debates about the level of minimum income. “For all those who are not employed, an Austria-wide offensive is needed to get them into the labor market and to provide them with the necessary qualifications in view of the shortage of skilled workers. This will not be achieved by cutting the AMS budget – as planned by the federal government – but only by significantly increasing the necessary funds.”
The minimum income should be “moved away from the states,” said Ludwig in an interview: “We need the same framework conditions everywhere and a nationwide solution.” The mayor of Vienna called for the payment of minimum income for the working population aged 15 to 65 to be handled nationwide by the AMS. “In addition, it would make sense to provide basic child income,” said Ludwig. These measures would have to be combined with a two-year integration program, also linked to a residency requirement. This would make it possible to integrate adults receiving minimum income into the labor market better than before and to protect children at the same time, said Ludwig. The mayor of Vienna wants to bring his demands for minimum income to the table at the next state governors’ conference. (End) ato/red
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