Leitl Pushes for Reforms

People ♦ Published: February 15, 2012; 18:25 ♦ (Vindobona)

The President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce appreciates that actions worsening the Austrian business location conditions were prevented.

Leitl Pushes for Reforms / Picture: © Wirtschaftsbund / Christoph Leitl

“The real economy is still convinced that a tax increase would not have been necessary. Nevertheless, we respect that the austerity package did not include measures, which are really worsening conditions of the Austrian business location.” Leitl comments. For him, reasonability succeeded over enviousness, as the inheritance tax and property taxes were not introduced. These taxes…