Alcoholic drinks sold in pubs and restaurants in Linz will not become more expensive due to higher taxes after such plans by the Social Democrats (SPÖ) were snubbed by political rivals.The SPÖ department in the Upper Austrian city said today (Fri) the factions of Peoples Party (ÖVP), the Freedom Party (FPÖ), the Alliance for the […]
Almost 4,000 people work for Austrian breweries, new figures show.A study published by magazine News reveals the countrys 69 brewing companies have around 3,900 employees. Only Germanys 1,319 breweries (29,604) and the 124 Belgian beer firms (5,190) have more staff in the European Union (EU). There are significantly more breweries in Denmark (120) than in […]
Upper Austrian officials are investigating after a fake police officer tried to fine a farmer.The man was stopped driving his combine harvester on a main road near St. Marien yesterday (Tues).The prankster on a road bike wearing a three-day stubble, sunglasses and a cycling helmet with a sticker saying “Polizei” (Police) checked the […]
A Viennese police officer faces the sack after ordering a parking violator to buy him a crate of beer instead of paying a fine.Judge Irene Mann heard yesterday (Weds) how the 28-year-old officer wrote on the ticket “That costs one beer crate” after spotting a police pennant inside the illegally parked BMW in the city […]