Austrian Governing Parties Disagree on EU Budget

Politics ♦ Published: February 11, 2013; 23:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian people´s party (ÖVP) has criticized Federal Chancellor Werner Faymann (SPÖ). The social democrats argue that the coalition partner ÖVP has “no team sprit”.

Austrian Governing Parties Disagree on EU Budget / Picture: © Vindobona.org

In the financial period from 2014 to 2020, Austria loses almost the half of its discount. The net contributions total € 1.15bn per year. In 2011, Austria´s net contribution came at € 805m. In future, Austria will not only lose a substantial part of its discount, but also the subsidies will be cut. The discount will be cut from € 180m to € 104m per year. This is mainly due to…