Burgenland: Doskozil Faces Motion of No Confidence

FPÖ and ÖVP want to introduce a motion of no confidence against Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) at the next session of the Burgenland state parliament on November 13. The opposition parties justify this with the recent report of the state audit office, according to which the financial debts of the state and its companies amount to 2.18 billion euros. The state had already rejected this portrayal in a response, pointing to the "enormous asset growth."

"The state audit office describes the reality that Doskozil has created with his policies. A network of guarantees, bullet loans, and wasted millions. Anyone who continues to claim that everything is fine in this environment has lost all sense of responsibility," criticized FPÖ club chairman Norbert Hofer at a press conference on Thursday. His ÖVP counterpart Bernd Strobl also stated: "Burgenland is financially on the brink, the state holding has gotten out of control." Strobl called for the appointment of a government commissioner in the Burgenland state holding as an "independent control body" to disclose and examine all financial transactions, as well as the dismissal of the management "who have co-responsibility for this system."

Motion of no confidence against Doskozil announced

For the state parliament session on November 13, the two therefore announced a motion of no confidence against the governor. A secret vote is requested, which can, however, be prevented by the majority, according to Hofer to the APA. For the motion of no confidence to pass, a simple majority is needed, which Blue and Black do not have.

SPÖ club chairman Roland Fürst, on the other hand, emphasized in a statement that Burgenland is "solid": "We are in the middle range of the federal states in terms of debt, our assets are growing, and we continue to invest for the people." FPÖ and ÖVP, on the other hand, are merely concerned with "scandalization." At a press conference, he also criticized the opposition's "scaremongering": "If one were to believe the statements of ÖVP and FPÖ, the state would have long been bankrupt." Fürst further emphasized that Burgenland is a pioneer in terms of transparency.

Economic Councillor Leonhard Schneemann (SPÖ) commented in a release and said: "Anyone who reads an audit office report and overlooks 1.6 billion euros in asset growth either has a calculation problem or a truth problem." The assets of the state and the state holding have increased by 1.6 billion euros since 2020 - while the financial debts have "developed significantly less": "This clearly shows that the incurrence of liabilities is planned very carefully and with foresight."

(APA/Red)

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