When it comes to the draft legislation of the so-called "Covid laws", which will be voted on by MPs on Monday, Bettel stated on RTL Radio that the proposed texts were "better, but not good yet".
On the subject of forced hospitalisations, Bettel said that at least the new text ensured a more extensive legal protection than the text from 1980. However, improvements still needed to be made after the state of emergency ends.
The Prime Minister stressed that based on the knowledge at the time the government's decisions during the crisis were correct and he would not do anything differently. The government decided on a cautious approach as it was also necessary to take political decisions.
According to Bettel, current designs of coronavirus alert apps are more acceptable compared to previous ones. However, the government is still not considering the creation of such an app for Luxembourg as analogue tracing is still working well. Bettel also stated that he would prefer a European solution.
The Prime Minister went on to say that while it was not necessary to revise the coalition programme, priorities should be set. Tax reform is still on the table – without reductions, but also without increases.
Bettel stated that the climate crisis would not be ignored. Stumbling from one crisis into the next had to be avoided. When asked about when the excise tax on petrol would be increased, the minister said that he could not answer this question right now.
