Slight Decline in OeNB’s Profit in 2010

Politics ♦ Published: May 26, 2011; 14:40 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian national bank's operating profit came to € 291m in the previous year. € 269m will be paid to the central government.

Slight Decline in OeNB’s Profit in 2010 / Picture: © OeNB

In 2010, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) made an operating profit of € 291m, which compares with € 318m in 2009. The central government will receive € 269m (2009: € 272m) of this total, with € 73m representing corporate income tax and € 196m (90% of the OeNB’s operating profit) representing the government’s profit share. OeNB President Claus J. Raidl and…