Soaring mineral oil prices have led to a two per cent year on year inflation rise, it has been reported.State agency Statistik Austria said today (Tues) that the October inflation rate would have reached just 1.4 per cent had mineral oil products like car fuel not become 15 per cent more expensive compared to the […]
Road construction costs have soared by more than three per cent.Statistik Austria announced today (Mon) roadwork was 3.6 per cent more expensive last month compared to the same month of last year because of high costs of raw material (month on month rise: 0.3 per cent).The state agency added the costs of bridge building activities […]
High housing costs and soaring petrol prices have accelerated the Austrian inflation rate.Statistik Austria announced today (Fri) that inflation in Austria rose by 0.2 per cent to 1.9 per cent in September compared to the same month of last year.The statistics body explained high car maintenance costs and rising fuel prices as well as expensive […]
The provincial government of Vorarlberg has decided not to raise the heating subsidy sum for the upcoming winter.Peoples Party (ÖVP) councillor Greti Schmid announced today (Tues) that the government will support needy households with 250 Euros this winter, the same amount it provided last year.This means that local political decision-makers will not take inflation into […]
More than 10 million Euros of taxpayers money is being used to finance Viennas new 24-hour U-Bahn weekend service, it has been announced.Public transport agency Wiener Linien said today (Mon) the service which went into operation four weeks ago cost an overall 10.7 million Euros a year. It explained the new around the […]
Officials have been urged to act after it emerged that ill children are being made to endure temperatures of 40 degrees centigrade while waiting to be seen by doctors at a Graz hospital.Wilhelm Müller, head of the citys Childrens Clinic, labelled the situation as “disgraceful and unacceptable”. He explained that temperatures in the waiting room […]
A majority of Austrians fear suffering from a serious disease, according to research.Insurer Generali said today (Weds) its latest poll found that 54 per cent of Austrians were afraid of catching a life-threatening illness.The same share of the 1,372 people interviewed admitted being worried about a rise in living costs and a cutback of social […]
Austrian consumer watchdogs have warned holidaymakers of high mobile phone costs in Turkey and Croatia.Labour Chamber (AK) experts said today (Weds) roaming costs in Croatia could reach a whopping two Euros per minute depending on the chosen provider.They also warned making a one-minute long mobile phone call from Turkey to Austria can cost up to […]
There will be no more editions of the “Fest der Pferde” (Horse Festival) show jumping tournament, it has been announced.Organiser Peter Nidetzky said today (Weds) the decision to close the show, which would have celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, was based on soaring costs and the departure of several important sponsors.He explained it had […]