VIENNA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The Austrian National Council on Wednesday gave finalized approval for establishing a parliamentary investigation committee to probe the controversial Eurofighter jet purchase, local media reported.
The investigation had already been given the green light on Tuesday evening, with debate on further procedure as a remaining technicality completed today.
All parties to the cabinet have thus given their approval to the investigation that is to look into the Austrian government's purchase of Eurofighter interceptor jets, on a timeline from 2000 to the end of 2016.
Allegations center around the alleged "willful deception" of manufacturer Airbus in its sale of the aircraft, which resulted in massive cost to the Austrian government. The Airbus group said the allegations were "unfounded."
