Below Average Privatization in Austria, according to ECEG

Politics ♦ Published: February 4, 2011; 08:38 ♦ (Vindobona)

Regarding privatizations, Austria is still far behind, according to the European Coalition for Economic Growth (ECEG).

Below Average Privatization in Austria, according to ECEG / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The ECEG considers there is still catch-up potential for further privatization in Austria compared with other countries. "It is incomprehensible why the state still insists to act as an entrepreneur, particularly as it has been demonstrated repeatedly that the private economy can perform these functions much better," said Barbara Kolm, Managing Director of the European Coalition for…