Austria: What Happened to the Budget Gap?

People ♦ Published: January 16, 2014; 16:57 ♦ (Vindobona)

The question remains even after the government was confirmed and the first tax package presented.

Austria: What Happened to the Budget Gap? / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The increase in family allowance, which had earlier been rejected, will be introduced now. Moreover, the government decided on some tax reliefs for enterprises. Together, these are additional expenditures of more than one billion Euros. In an interview with Austrian radion station Ö1 State Secretary for Finances Jochen Danninger confirmed that these figures were reliable information.…