Mandl remains president: This is how Carinthia's economy should restart!

Mandl remains president: This is how Carinthia's economy should restart!

Kärnten, Österreich - Jürgen Mandl was once again elected president of the Carinthia Chamber of Commerce in the constituent meeting of the business parliament. OTS reports that Mandl with the Chamber of Commerce elections on March 12 and 13, 67.1 percent of the votes could achieve. At this session, Astrid Legner and Nika Basic were also chosen as vice presidents, whereby Legner has already had five years of experience in the Presidium and Basic entered this position for the first time.

Otmar Petschnig, who has been Vice President of the Chamber for two decades, was co -opted in his absence. At the same time, Alfred Trey and Günter Burger out of the Presidium after ten years. In his declaration of inaugure, Mandl placed particularly emphasis on the topics of courage and responsibility for the economic development of Carinthia.

economic challenges and infrastructure

A central concern of Mandl is the promotion of the Koralbahn; He criticized the shifts in important infrastructure projects by the ÖBB. In the meeting, the final invoice for the chamber was also discussed for 2024, which has an access of € 1,964.30 and thus ensures a stable financial basis.

The sales revenue and other operating income were 36,233,920,93, which corresponds to an increase of 7.6 % compared to the estimate. The total income was given as € 36,953,406.90, while the operational expenses were € 34,507,974.69. Another point was the amount of the investments, which amounted to a total of € 1,733,816.97, of which € 709,650.94 accounted for forpaid reserves. However, the accounts of the specialist groups showed a loss of € -365.745.42.

focus on economic structural change

The new period of the selected division of the division will focus on economic structural change, investment security and infrastructure expansion. For example, Peter Storfer demanded faster procedures from the trade and craft process for development concepts and targeted support measures. Michael Velmeden, who represents the interests of industry, also emphasized the need to extend the electricity price compensation and the expansion of future technologies.

In the trade, Raimund Haberl sees urgent need for action in terms of digitization, relief and fair competitive conditions. Manfred Wilhelmer, who represents the banking and insurance industry, spoke in favor of creating an investment-friendly climate and reducing bureaucracy. The importance of the Koralbahn and the strengthening of the logistics location were highlighted by Elisabeth Rothmüller-Jannach (transport and transport). For the area of ​​tourism and leisure management, Josef Petritsch emphasized the implementation of the tourism reform and the reduction of bureaucratic hurdles. Finally, Franz Ahm (information and consulting) called for broadband funding and a AI strategy for the digital positioning of Carinthia.

The elected representatives in the business parliament therefore have a variety of challenges in front of them that they will have to tackle in the coming years. ORF Carinthia provides further information on the current developments, while ORF Carinthia The context of the past elections and their relevance for the region.