It were “no secret” that the party strongly supports current health minister and vice-prime minister Paulette Lenert, Closener says, but still still does not exclude any other ministers or party members from the top spot.
The final decision will be made public at the LSAP party congress on 20 January 2023.
Closener describes the current government coalition’s work as positive, and refers to the crisis as a challenging period in which the government really had to prove itself.
But as is the case with any party, there are certain priorities for the LSAP that prevail over others, such as the tax reform, and it will emphasise these priorities in the run-up to the October general election. “Still all three coalition parties have different standpoints,” says Closener.
While the LSAP advocates strong social equality, wage indexation were “not on the party’s to-do list”, according to the party president. Instead, low to mid-income families must be supported through tax relief.
LSAP agrees that work needs to be done regarding the progressivity of the tax table and that the top tax rate needs to be raised, but that a basic allowance should remain tax free.
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