Press Conference: Need for Reform in the Federal State
The Fiscal Advisory Council, WIFO and the KDZ - Centre for Public Administration Research invite you to a joint press conference to provide a comprehensive overview of the urgent need for reform in the Austrian federal state. The focus will be on key topics such as future investments, structural reforms in the financial equalisation system and the strengthening of municipal services of general interest. Reforms in these areas are crucial in order to meet the need for consolidation in the coming years and to achieve stable finances again in the medium term.
In addition, the book ‘Finanzausgleich 2024: Ein Handbuch’ (Financial Equalisation 2024: A Handbook) will be presented at the press conference, providing an in-depth insight into the Austrian financial equalisation system, the changes for the period 2024 to 2028 and existing reform requirements.
Your dialogue partners are:
- Prof Dr Christoph Badelt, President of the Fiscal Council
- Peter Biwald, Managing Director of the KDZ - Centre for Public Administration Research
- Dr Karoline Mitterer, research assistant at the KDZ - Centre for Public Administration Research
- Dr Margit Schratzenstaller, Economist at WIFO
Date: Wednesday, 9 October 2024 | Start: 10:00 a.m. | End: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Oesterreichische Nationalbank, event hall, ground floor (Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Vienna) or online via Webex