All areas are on the upswing: The biggest growth inhibitor is the labor shortage, which must be countered with more flexibility and precise qualifications. The press conference was also used to present the Economic Bund (WB) top candidates for the state elections in autumn. This includes Margit Angerlehner (Linz and the surrounding area, 2nd picture), Florian Grünberger (Innviertel), Alexandra Platzer (Hausruckviertel, 3rd picture), Doris Staudinger (Traunviertel, 4th picture) and Anton Froschauer.
At the head of the WB candidates is the Minister for Economic Affairs, Markus Achleitner. He was missing from the presentation because the conference of the regional economic councils was taking place in Bad Ischl, chaired by Upper Austria. Economics Minister Margarete Schramböck was also there.
Secure research funding
Achleitner said that Upper Austria came through the crisis better than other federal states. In order to enable the respective regional economy to make a comeback, business-related research funding must be secured. The existing state aid rules in EU law would restrict funding opportunities for larger companies and would have to be relaxed.
Ecologically and economically attractive
The Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ) meanwhile struck in the same direction, He sees the economy on the way back to normal, said President Harald Mahrer in a press conference in Vienna. “Making ecological action economically attractive is the order of the day,” said Secretary General Karlheinz Kopf. The WKÖ would like to counteract structural weaknesses of the location with a five-point program.
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