Community Association calls for new sources of income - inflation as an opportunity?

Community Association calls for new sources of income - inflation as an opportunity?

Kärnten, Österreich - The financial challenges of the communities in Carinthia are huge! According to a current report by orf.at , the health insurers are near Bund, Land and especially in the communities. The municipal association therefore urgently demands new sources of income to improve the financial situation. In order to take this need into account, the SPÖ has submitted an application to the responsible state committee. The proposal provides the opportunity to give the municipalities the opportunity to raise additional taxes, including higher fees for secondary residences and overnight stays. In addition, new sources of income could be developed, such as a tax for operators of cell phone masts or a mobilization tax for building land in town centers.

Luca Burgstaller, deputy club chairman of the SPÖ, emphasizes that the proposed taxes are determined with a maximum limit in order to give the communities scope. He also made it clear that these measures should primarily affect the second home owners and mobileism operators in order to relieve the local citizens. As gemebund.at , the municipal income is a significant part of the municipal finances, but reforms seem to be necessary. For 2022, the income from property tax and local tax amounted to almost 4.2 billion euros. At 2.9 billion euros in particular, the municipal tax is the largest source of income, while the property tax only grew slightly.

The SPÖ therefore calls for concrete steps to enable local communities to make more flexible handling of their sources of financing. The discussion about these taxes shows the urgency to find sustainable solutions for the financial problems without burdening the local population. The municipalities, a wide variety of requirements, will have to decide for themselves.