Tag: Krainer

Sausage row settled with Slovenia

Post date June 17, 2012

There was cause to celebrate in culinary circles this weekend after it was revealed Austria had won a battle to keep its claim to a popular brand of sausage – and its famous pumpkin seed oil. The problem started when Slovenia announced that it wanted the EU to give it rights and control of the […]

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Asset tax hike useless, says study

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Post date January 5, 2012

An increase of taxes on assets will not help lower the state debt, according to a survey. Researchers of Salzburg University – who cooperated with a tax consultant office to conduct their investigation – said yesterday (Weds) raising Austria’s comparably low taxation rate on assets would not significantly support the government in its current attempt […]

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