EU Criticizes Austria's Energy Measures as "Not Goal-Oriented"

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: November 22, 2022; 23:14 ♦ (Vindobona)

In the opinion of the EU Commission, Austria's aid measures against high energy prices are "not goal-oriented" enough. The EU authority said today that the federal government had quickly adopted energy policy measures.

The EU is calling on Austria in particular to focus energy aid more on needy households and companies. / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The European Commission has evaluated the budget plans of the euro countries for 2023 and still sees some room for improvement.

However, given budget and debt strains, it would be important to better target such measures at the most vulnerable households and businesses to provide incentives to reduce energy demand.

An extension of existing support measures or the…