Budget 2025 in Zirl: Mayor in a dispute with the opposition!

Budget 2025 in Zirl: Mayor in a dispute with the opposition!

The Mayor Thomas Öfner's Zirler recently presented the budget for the market town of Zirl, which was rejected by the opposition. In his speech, Öfner referred to the predicament of the Austrian economy, which is still in a recession. The forecast income for 2025 only increases by 3 to 4 percent, while expenses are expected to increase by 7 to 8 percent. This leads to an urgently needed savings for investments and scissors between income and expenditure of 4 to 5 percent. The opposition, consisting of the parties Future Zirl, Zirl active and MfG, criticized the budget as not sustainable and not geared towards important infrastructure projects. The increases in fees would also burden the population, while the proposed investments are considered inadequate, as household with deficit in Steyr

In the city of Steyr, a budget in 2025 was decided, which has a minus of 1.4 million euros. Mayor Markus Vogl emphasized that despite the difficult financial framework, investing in the development of the city. The city plans to spend a total of 185.9 million euros, while the yields are only 184.5 million euros. A large number of projects are planned for education, science and infrastructure, including investments in streets, leisure activities and the promotion of elementary pedagogy. Despite the criticism of the ÖVP, which demanded more sustainable planning, Vogl remains optimistic and wants to use this budget to maintain the quality of life of the citizens and boost the local economy, such as Tips reported.