Economy: "South Axis” Demands Recovery Program

Politics ♦ Published: March 25, 2011; 03:42 ♦ (Vindobona)

Styria and Carinthia are at a disadvantage concerning infrastructure compared with other provinces, was the criticism of the Economic Chambers of the "strong south".

Economy: "South Axis” Demands Recovery Program / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The Presidents of the Economic Chambers of Styria and Carinthia, Josef Herk and Franz Pacher, called yesterday for initiatives in rail and road infrastructure, information technology and energy. The south provides about 20% of Austria's economic production, but has been at a disadvantage concerning infrastructure over the provinces of Lower and Upper Austria and Salzburg for decades. By…