Austria: Spindelegger in Favor of “Creative Model“ for Banks

People ♦ Published: September 6, 2013; 13:44 ♦ (Vindobona)

Deputy Chancellor Spindelegger seems willing to lead open discussions about the extension of bank levies.

Austria: Spindelegger in Favor of “Creative Model“ for Banks / Picture: © Flickr / The Austrian Foreign Ministry

In Thursday’s interview with Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (OÖN) Chancellor Werner Faymann made a clear statement by demanding the “political confirmation” even before the parliamentary elections of his coalition partner, the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), for the extension of the bank levy.

While leader of the ÖVP and Deputy Chancellor Michael Spindelegger did not…