Crisis mood in the craft: sales of sales require new growth impulses!

Crisis mood in the craft: sales of sales require new growth impulses!

Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Wiedner Hauptstr. 63, 1045 Wien, Österreich - On January 16, 2025, the Austria Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ) will invite you to the annual press conference in order to discuss the pressing questions of trade and craft. In the past five years, this sector, which acts as Austria's largest employer group, has continuously recorded a real sales of sales. The event, which takes place at 9:30 a.m. at Wiedner Hauptstraße 63 in Vienna, will offer exciting insights into the current challenges and the perspectives for 2025. As part of the press conference, SME research Austria will also present new results from the quarterly economic observation to present the situation of the sector in a sound href = "https://www.ots.at/presseaus-sung/ots_20250115_ots0045/reminder-jahres-pressegespraech-woe-woe-und-handwerk-am-jener-2025-um-0930-o'clock"> OTS reported.

The situation is serious: the trade and craft already reports falling sales in the fourth year in a row. The construction industry is particularly suffering, and the demand for an effective residential building package and an investment bonus is raised according to wko.at Lautstark. In order to counteract the increasing bureaucratic effort that companies burdened by around 4.3 billion euros annually, a drastic reduction in documentation obligations is required. The reduction in non -wage costs, which in Austria has high burdens for employees in Austria, is also at the top of the agenda. These measures are intended to strengthen competitiveness and increase the level of employment in the trade and craft.

growth impulses and challenges

The next few years are crucial because more than 50,000 family businesses are pending. It is urgently needed to relieve the companies, especially at high costs due to termination and leisure accidents as well as for companies that employ pregnant women. In addition, recruitment of new specialists is considered one of the greatest challenges. The revision of the red-white-red card and the simplification of the labor market access for EU accession candidates should remedy the situation here. At the same time, the industry criticizes the tendency to take unequal treatment between tertiary and practical education in terms of qualification.

With these measures, which are discussed in the press conference, the entrepreneurs hope for positive impulses for the future and an increase in the economic performance of the trade and craft in Austria.

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