Burgenland saves 970 jobs: strategies and challenges!

Burgenland saves 970 jobs: strategies and challenges!

In Burgenland, you look at the economic situation with mixed feelings: 13 companies currently receive risk capital via Athena Burgenland Beteiligungen AG to ensure their existence. This is done as part of an offensive of the state government under Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ), who, according to him, saved about 970 jobs last year. A prominent example is the A-Nobi sparkling wine cellar Norbert Szigeti, which despite the purchase of almost 200,000 bottles through the country in December. However, Doskozil expressed optimism and emphasized that a private consortium from Seewinkel could possibly find a solution for the winery to continue the operation, such as reported.

The strategies of the Burgenland government to intervene in companies in economic difficulties are also supported by the statements by the State Councilor Leonhard Schneemann. He emphasized that a positive continued existence forecast was a prerequisite for the help. The opposition criticized these strategies, but Doskozil rejected the allegations and led to successful examples: Companies such as the LED producer Lumitech and the Austrian animal feed manufacturer Austria Pet Food had benefited from the support and would not have been able to make necessary investments without the country. The Aviation Academy, which trains pilots, is particularly noteworthy. Managing Director Claus Rhomberg said that the purchase of a simulator without the country's risk capital would not have been possible, which underlines the value of this support, as burgenland.orf