Politicians have to do without salary increase in 2025 - rounded out of zero wages!

Politicians have to do without salary increase in 2025 - rounded out of zero wages!

Governor Markus Wallner from the ÖVP increases his pays by one percent to around 20,000 euros, while the state parliamentarians in Vorarlberg can expect a salary increase of around 3.3 percent in the coming year. This amendment to the salary law is currently being prepared and is to be decided in December-Landtag, as vorarlberg.orf.at reported .

zero-wage round for federal politicians

In contrast, the agreement between ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS is on a zero wage round for federal politicians. The salaries for national MPs will therefore not be increased in the coming year, which means that the measure originally planned by the turquoise-green government is now being extended to all MPs, such as The press reported . This decision is made before the last plenary of the year and is part of a larger savings package that reacts to the massive budget position. This requires a decision in the National Council to deviate from the legally provided adaptation factor, which was 4.6 percent for 2025.

Originally, the zero -wage round should only affect the top politicians, now it applies to all MPs. In a joint explanation, the political groups emphasized that such a regulation was necessary in view of the financial challenges. "We are committed to economy," said the managing ÖVP club director August Wöginger. Politicians from different parties believe that the population must feel that the state also withdraws in the current situation.