Vöcklabruck 2025: Save to secure financial independence!

Vöcklabruck 2025: Save to secure financial independence!

In Vöcklabruck, the budget in 2025 was decided, which, despite a deficient approach of around 420,000 euros, does not produce a downhill community. The mayor Peter Schobesberger said that the municipality can work with reserves to cope with the challenges from increasing expenses and falling income. The fixed expenses, which also include transfer payments for social services, represent 45 percent of the total expenditure. In order to maintain financial independence, savings in areas such as road renovations and subsidies for culture and sport are necessary, according to the mayor. Nevertheless, there is more positive messages: The investment in a new kindergarten and a fire station is still secured by reserves, as meinbezirk.at

On the other hand, the Federal Employment Agency (BA) in Germany faces financial challenges. The forecasts for 2024 indicate a deficit of -1.3 billion euros, since the expenditure on unemployment benefits and short -time work money exceeds. As early as 2023, the BA was not able to present stable household figures despite increasing unemployment figures. According to iwkoeln.de , the costs increase through political decisions that want to finance costing further training measures from 2025 through BA contributions. This could lead to the reserves of the Federal Agency are heavily burdened and future performance is at risk.

The Situation illustrates that careful financial planning is necessary in both Austria and Germany in order to be able to react to future challenges. While Vöcklabruck makes savings in order to maintain its independence, the Federal Employment Agency is forced to rethink the financial structures so as not to get into further financial bottlenecks in the coming year.