Measures under this law may not exceed EUR 75 billion. The Interbank Market Support Act expires on December 31, 2009. Up to now, bank bonds to the amount of EUR 11.1 billon have been guaranteed by the Austrian government, while guarantees given in the interbank market amount to EUR 5.3 billion.
Under the Financial Market Stability Act, the Minister of Finance may take measures to recapitalize credit institutions and insurance undertakings by way of assuming liabilities, guaranteeing loans and providing equity capital, acquiring company shares or convertible bonds, taking over company assets and – as a measure of last resort – taking over property rights (i.e. nationalization).