Year of fate 2025: Tyrol's industry demands courageous reforms and fresh start!

Year of fate 2025: Tyrol's industry demands courageous reforms and fresh start!

Hall, Österreich - On January 16, 2025, the New Year's reception of the Tyrolean Industrial Association took place in the Salzlager in Hall, where the absence of many social partners, in particular the Chamber of Commerce, noticed. This absence caused questions about the possible affection of the industry about a future FPÖ government. In his speech, the new President Max Kloger presented the year 2025 as a fate for the Tyrolean industry and emphasized the urgency of courageous reforms to make Tyrol one of the top 20 industrial regions in Europe until 2030, as reported on krone.at

Kloger emphasized that another standstill in the economy was not an option because it was about jobs and the prosperity of the companies. Escaling costs and a persistent recession put a considerable impact on the Tyrolean companies, which illustrates the need for fundamental and sustainable changes in economic and budget policy. "It is five after twelve," warned Kloger and demanded a clear commitment to the future government parties so that industry and business are again the focus of political decisions. The IV-Tirol President called for a reduction in non-wage costs and a discharge in the high energy costs that endanger the competitiveness of the companies, as well as meinbezirk.at reported.

The challenges for the Tyrolean industry

with gross value added 38.9 % and over 40,000 jobs, the Tyrolean industry is a load -bearing pillar of the economy. Kloger emphasized that the bureaucracy is heavily burdened by companies between 10 and 15 billion euros with annual costs and that these funds are urgently needed for innovations and growth. The IV-Tirol has defined an action program with five focus to improve competitive conditions, including the reduction of bureaucracy and support hydropower projects.

The smooth integration of international specialists is crucial for competitiveness. A possible political change, in particular a coalition by FPÖ and ÖVP, could be seen as an opportunity for necessary reforms. Kloger calls for a strong commitment of the new government to optimize the framework conditions for the Tyrolean industry and to put it in a position to be able to fully develop their innovative strength.