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The city has signed a new lease deal for an area of 12 hectares which will include production facilities and renewable energy generation
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The aim is to curb the ‘professionalization’ of short-term rentals
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The contentious policy could lead to a deepening financial divide between communities
As Austria ratified the universal vaccine mandate on Thursday amid a wave of daily protests in major cities across the country, another piece of controversial legislation made its way through parliament. The new law calls for municipalities with higher vaccination rates to receive a major fiscal stimulus to their budget.
Municipalities will receive a premium based on population and vaccination rates above 80% - the higher the percentage, the higher the premium. An example: a municipality with 3,000 inhabitants would get 30,000 euros if they have a population that is 80% vaccinated. If the number is 85%, the premium is doubled, i.e. 60,000 euros. If the number is 90%, the figure is doubled again, reaching 120,000 euros.
According to the ORF, President of the Austrian Municipalities Association Alfred Riedl believes that this could further motivate the population to get vaccinated, as it can have a direct effect on the municipal budget.
This could, however, also lead to a very pronounced fiscal disparity between communities and prevent municipalities from accessing funds they desperately need to boost vaccination. The sentiment was echoed by the mayor of Ebreichsdorf, Wolfgang Kocevar, who said that communities need real financial support rather than vaccine charity. He continued by asking what a mayor could do to convince a vaccination sceptic to get the jab?
Currently, there is a disparity in vaccination rates between the eastern and western parts of Austria. The overall vaccination rate is around 75%, with the federal state Burgenland having the highest vaccination rate at 77.7%. The lowest is in Carinthia, at 68.7%.
Indeed, the new budget premium scheme seems to mimic the Austrian vaccination lottery. Appealing to an odd set of constituents, the federal government will hand out a 500-euro voucher to every tenth vaccinated person. Vaccinated in this case means that citizens will be eligible to win a voucher every time they get a dose, meaning that potentially they can win the voucher three times.
This is not a cheap measure either, as the vaccination lottery will cost the government 1 billion euros. According to Chancellor Karl Nehammer, the lottery will reward people who are already vaccinated while providing an incentive for everyone else.
The development will offer 70 rental apartments at 6.90 euros per square metre
The aim is to curb the ‘professionalization’ of short-term rentals
Reps from 300 cities worldwide will head to the Belgian capital, 12-15 June
The feline registry is expected to start operating in 2026
The team presented the final report about a year, which was supposed to put the Luxembourgish city on the cultural map of Europe
Special sensors will measure the moisture content in the soil near the roots
But also, 60% of the people in the country do not know what a ‘low-emission zone’ is
1,000 such spaces, strategically placed near public transit hubs, will help rethink the place of the car in the city
The city has signed a new lease deal for an area of 12 hectares which will include production facilities and renewable energy generation
The feline registry is expected to start operating in 2026
The development will offer 70 rental apartments at 6.90 euros per square metre
The aim is to curb the ‘professionalization’ of short-term rentals
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