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Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer is cold-shouldering the Neos and refers to joint government resolutions, while Beate Meinl-Reisinger refers to the newly introduced package tax as nonsense and calls for its abolition, yet without presenting any concrete alternatives. #Paketsteuer #Neos #Finanzministerium (translated)

Cornelius Granig, a former manager and entrepreneur with extensive experience in Ukraine, expresses in an interview his great concern about the upcoming winter in Ukraine, which could be marked by prolonged cold and attacks on infrastructure, and emphasizes the need for the Austrian economy to prepare for the country's reconstruction already now. #UkrainischeWirtschaft #Wiederaufbau #HilfeFürUkraine (translated)

Coldwire: Die Zukunft ist tödlich von Chloe Gong übersetzt von Anja Herre Die neue Dystopie-Sensation der New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Das Leben der Wohlhabenden spielt sich in glitzernden virtuellen Realitäten ab, während die Armen im zerfallenden „Downcountry“ zurückbleiben. Dort jagt eine junge Soldatin durch die Ruinen, um ihren Namen vom Verrat reinzuwaschen – und muss sich dafür ausgerechnet mit dem Mann verbünden, der wirklich schuldig ist. Um Klimakatastrophen und Epidemien zu entkommen, lebt die Menschheit größtenteils in der virtuellen Welt „Upcountry“, während die Zurückgelassenen in „Downcountry“ ums Überleben kämpfen. Doch auch Upcountry ist nicht sicher: Ein Kalter Krieg tobt zwischen den Nationen Medaluo und Atahua. Eirale, als Soldatin für NileCorp in Downcountry stationiert, wird des Mordes an einem Regierungsbeamten beschuldigt. Ihre einzige Chance: mit Atahuas meistgesuchtem Anarchisten kooperieren, um ein streng geheimes KI-Programm der Regierung in Medaluo zu finden. Währenddessen beendet Lia ihr letztes Jahr an der Militärakademie. Für ihre Abschlussprüfung soll sie Medaluo infiltrieren und einen Verräter aufspüren. Obwohl Eirale und Lia auf unterschiedlichen Realitätsebenen durch Medaluo jagen, beginnen beide zu ahnen, dass sie Teile eines größeren Puzzles sind – und je näher sie der Wahrheit kommen, desto näher rücken ihre Welten an eine zerstörerische Kollision.

The AfD faction in the German Bundestag announced that Kay Gottschalk criticized the draft tax reform law for 2027 presented by the coalition as a hidden tax increase. He accused the government of continuing the cold progression and putting a burden on the working middle class. According to the faction, Lars Klingbeil referred to Gottschalk as the “Houdini of finance” and accused the coalition of deliberately misleading 45 million taxpayers. #Steuerreform #Finanzen #Politik (translated)

"When an agreement is reached, each partner must present their matters. And I believe that the income tax reform can only be decided when the other issues are also ready for decision on the table." The Union in the Bundestag wants to change that, says its financial policy spokesman Fritz Güntzler to the ARD Hauptstadtstudio. #Steuerreform #Bundestag #KalteProgression (translated)

The savers' enemies wrote that the CDU interprets the statements "The left is over" and "no tax increases" among other things as a new cryptocurrency tax, sugar tax, and packaging tax. As additional points, the savers' enemies cited the lack of compensation for cold progression, higher pension and care contributions for childless individuals, a higher CO₂ tax, a super-rich tax, and higher mini-job taxes. Furthermore, the tax deductibility of tradesmen's bills has been reduced from 20 to 15 percent. #CDU #Steuern #Politik (translated)

The account of savings book enemies wrote that the SPD sees itself as a party of the working middle class but burdens these people, in its opinion, especially through higher consumption taxes, an incomplete compensation for cold progression, and higher social contributions. People with low incomes voted for the SPD in the hope that the rich would have to pay more taxes but ultimately ended up with less money themselves, the account explained, calling it tragic. #SPD #Steuern #SozialeGerechtigkeit (translated)

The author wrote that Austria needs a new, European-shaped identity characterized by solidarity, courage, and responsibility. He described neutrality as a cold logic that too often restricts Austria to the role of a spectator. Instead, the country should take on responsibility and defend freedom. https://t.co/tWOSUjhmLP #Österreich #Europa #Solidarität #AT #EU (translated)

The Australian exchange student asked where the federal government gets the money for Ukraine. He wrote that starting in 2027, it would not even grant citizens the compensation for cold progression, despite his depiction that it continues to regularly bring money in silver briefcases to Kyiv. #Bundesregierung #Ukrainehilfe #Steuern (translated)

Lexa wrote that European gas prices have risen from around 28 euros per MWh in January to almost 74 euros today, an increase of 160 percent in nine months. With the upcoming winter in mind, she described the EU's energy system as vulnerable. As a cause, Lexa cited Brussels' energy policy: The accelerated phase-out of nuclear power and fossil fuels, as well as sanctions against cheap Russian gas, have, in her opinion, made Europe more dependent on expensive LNG and weather-dependent renewable energies. She stated that EU leadership has subordinated supply security to the Green Deal. According to Lexa, higher heating costs, looming energy poverty, and declining competitiveness are the consequences for citizens and industry. #Energiekrise #EU #Gaspreise (translated)

Stefan Energie Chiemgau/Outdoor Chiemgau wrote that it apparently doesn't count as terrorism when ordinary people have no heating for ten days at minus 11 degrees and the perpetrators are leftists. He described it as "insane" when such a statement comes from someone with a professor title. #Kälte #Heizung #Gesellschaft (translated)