Austria: Leitl Demands Impulses for Growth and Employment

Politics ♦ Published: August 1, 2013; 17:35 ♦ (Vindobona)

Enterprises need to be motivated instead of being burded by further taxes, President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) Christoph Leitl argues.

Austria: Leitl Demands Impulses for Growth and Employment / Picture: © Wikipedia / Christian Jansky (User:Tschaensky)

“The growing unemployment rate is a warning signal that needs to be taken seriously. At the same time, the employment rate remains at a record high. At the end of July, Austrian enterprises have employed 3.58 million persons, which is an increase of 18,000 persons compared to July of the previous year. Furthermore, the number of older employees increases at an above-average rate,”…