Fighting of the communities: Services threatening increasing costs!

Fighting of the communities: Services threatening increasing costs!

Niederösterreich, Österreich - The financial situation of the communities in Lower Austria could deteriorate dramatically! According to a haunting report by noe.orf.at , many of them are in line with serious problems due to the increased personnel and social spending. Even with the support of the country for projects such as the promotion of childcare, part of the costs sticks to the municipalities. These additional financial burdens could lead to the fact that up to 50 percent of the municipalities are classified as "departure communities" that can no longer finance their ongoing operations independently. The location is so tense that the municipalities may have to make drastic savings on services and offers in the future.

Criticism of missing support packages

The situation could continue to be worsened, since there are currently no positive signals for a support package on the part of the federal government or the federal states. Karoline Mitterer from the Center for Administrative Research was concerned about the miserable framework that the communities forced to review their services and, if necessary, to reduce drastically. Cuts could affect areas such as libraries, kindergartens and green care, since the municipalities could be forced to reduce opening times or close different locations.

The cause of the financial imbalance is an interplay of involuntary additional costs and reduced income. Tax reforms without counter -financing have led to the income of many communities. This is also discussed in the detailed report of the Bundestag, Sector delivers . The possibility that citizens will soon be able to use fewer public services seems closer if the situation does not improve soon.