Austria: Corruption on the Rise

Politics ♦ Published: September 24, 2012; 23:30 ♦ (Vindobona)

Corruption causes damages of € 26bn in Austria. According to a study, 11% of the Austrian interviewees felt affected by corruption.

Austria: Corruption on the Rise / Picture: © Vindobona.org

For 80% of the Austrians, corruption is one of the biggest problems of the country. In the EU, the average agreement came at 74%. 11% of the interviewees stated that they were affected directly by corruption. In the EU, the average agreement is 8%.

In 2011, corruption caused losses of € 26bn for the Austrian economy, the economist Friedrich Schneider says. Schneider indicated…