Politician salaries: Nulllround rounds cause excitement throughout Austria!

Politician salaries: Nulllround rounds cause excitement throughout Austria!

Salzburg, Österreich - The political landscape in Austria faces a serious change, since the federal states position themselves differently to the zero -wage round for politicians. After the government parties were able to agree in Turquoise Green in the summer that the salaries of top politicians are not increased, ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS have now decided not to increase a wage increase even to the simple Member of the National Council. The current gross remuneration for MPs is EUR 10,351.39, which would lead to an increase to 10,827.55 euros in a complete inflation compensation of 2.3 % for 2025. For example, the taxpayer could save around 1.22 million euros annually if the zero-wage round comes about as planned, as oe24.at reports.

federal states affected differently

Not all federal states follow this example. In Salzburg, where the FPÖ coincides, a salary increase of 3.5 % is sought, which is based on the salary financial statements for the civil servants. Here the state government also regulates the references for members of the state parliament and local politicians, as can be seen from the report of the Kurier . Furthermore, Vorarlberg and Upper Austria do not want to implement a zero -wage round - here the governors have decided to increase the payments despite the nationwide agreement.

In Burgenland, on the other hand, the zero -wage round is implemented, which underlines the position of governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ). In Vienna, too, the final decision on wage adjustments remains open, since the NEOs are clearly against an increase. The controversy around wages show how different the political approaches of the government parties are in the individual federal states, while a clear line at the federal level has not yet been achieved. While some want to save, others show their economy in the form of salary increases.