Austria: Fekter Does Not Publish Controversial Industrial Location Study

Politics ♦ Published: August 25, 2013; 20:17 ♦ (Vindobona)

According to a recent study on the quality of Austria´s industrial location, the number of leaving multinational companies is growing.

Austria: Fekter Does Not Publish Controversial Industrial Location Study / Picture: © ÖVP Bundespartei / Jacob Glaser

After the results of the study became public, a heated debate between the governing parties and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce began. Between 2008 and 2012, the Austrian state has lost tax revenues of more than € 1.2bn and more than 70,000 jobs due to the decreasing number of multinational companies in Austria.

According to estimates by President of the Austrian Chamber of…