Discrimination?

SPÖ examines legal steps regarding craftsmen’s bonus

The deputy SPÖ party leader Eva-Maria Holzleitner(Bild: Krone KREATIV/APA/ALEX HALADA)

According to the SPÖ, one million people in Austria do not have access to the craftsmen's bonus. The party sees discrimination and is considering legal action against the federal government. Backgrounds, back doors - and to what extent the Reds are even getting "support" from the ÖVP.

It was only on July 15 that ÖVP Chancellor Karl Nehammer presented the craftsmen's bonus. The bonus is a financial subsidy for craftsmen's services. It specifically promotes the work of professional craftsmen with the appropriate trade license and a branch or registered office in Austria. "The state can provide up to 2,000 euros as a subsidy for renovation, repair or construction work carried out within your own four walls," explained Nehammer with satisfaction.

The bonus covers the following

• Renovation of roofs, facades, painting work
• plumbing work
• Replacement of windows
• Installations (e.g. plumbing, heating, air conditioning, etc.)
• Carpentry work (e.g.: kitchen installation, built-in cupboards, stair railings, etc.)
• Paving work

In other words, a practical measure that allows you to receive a subsidy for work carried out in your private home and living area. So far, so good. But the bonus itself also has a technical catch.