Commercial chamber election: Entrepreneurs choose their new representatives!

Commercial chamber election: Entrepreneurs choose their new representatives!

The preparations for the highly expected Chamber of Commerce in Burgenland are in full swing. Harald Schermann, director of the Chamber of Commerce, said that over 1,600 candidates from various professional groups compete to represent their votes in the economic parliament. "You shouldn't compare this with a political election, as the state election was now, for example," said Schermann. The voters must have had an active business authorization on the deadline on November 25 of the last year in order to be able to give up their vote. ORF Burgenland reported . In the last elections, the ÖVP Economic Association had celebrated an overwhelming victory and four well-known lists will also be elected this year.

self -employed under pressure

Parallel to the elections, current surveys quantify the mood among the self -employed in Germany. According to the self-employed report 2024, around 55 percent of those surveyed state their economic situation as good to excellent. However, this value lies below the 60 percent of 2018. The fact that in eleven of sixteen federal states the entrepreneurs report a deterioration in economic conditions is particularly alarming. Brandenburg stands out particularly negatively here, where the proportion of self -employed people who perceive their situation as good to excellent has dropped from 69 percent (2018) to only 43 percent. While in Hamburg independent entrepreneurs in Hamburg demand an average of 117 euros per hour, the hourly rates in Brandenburg are only around 68 euros. entrepreneur Journal reported About .

The survey also shows that a large part of the self -employed, 66 percent, sees bureaucracy as one of the greatest obstacles to their work. Overwhelming 87 percent do not feel respected by politics. Despite these challenges, 88 percent of the self -employed remain optimistic and would again choose the step into self -employment, mainly motivated by the flexibility and self -determination that is inherent in this way. However, the market has deteriorated significantly in terms of the acquisition of orders, which makes the upcoming elections in the Chamber of Commerce more exciting.