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Month: February 2023

Brief analysis 24: Tackle long-term challenges in winter tourism now!

By Veronika Dellmour

According to Statistics Austria’s national tourism satellite account, tourism contributed around 29.4 billion euros to Austria’s value added in 2018 and 2019. Specifically, the contribution amounted to 7.5% of total value added. Between 2007 and 2019, revenue in the summer season accounted for an average of just 74% of revenue in the winter season, which underlines the importance of the winter season for Austrian tourism in particular.

EcoAustria Policy Note 52: Reform options for the Austrian fiscal equalization system

By Veronika Dellmour

The current period of fiscal equalization expires at the end of this year and its future structure is currently being discussed between the federal government, provinces and municipalities. In this context, EcoAustria has dealt with fundamental considerations for strengthening fiscal decentralization in Austria and submitted proposals for a more efficient and resilient design of the fiscal equalization system.