Image: Wolfgang Spitzbart
11,243 hectares of dedicated building land lie fallow in Upper Austria. These building land reserves have been a hotly debated topic in state politics for years. The LRH is now demanding that the owners of this building land should pay a fee in the future or that the building land should even be rededicated. The LRH can also imagine a vacancy fee for unused living space in its report.
Criticism of this approach by the auditors comes promptly from the responsible state councilor Markus Achleitner (VP): “In times of inflation and rising costs, additional financial burdens should definitely be rejected.”
Achleitner does not like the idea of a vacancy tax either. This falls within the jurisdiction of the federal government. But from his point of view, the following also applies here: “No additional taxes or duties.”
The Green member of parliament and mayor, on the other hand, sees his demands confirmed the community Attersee am Attersee, Rudi Hemetsberger: “It is gratifying that the Court of Auditors has attacked all hot irons in its report on the subject of land use.” When it comes to taxing or reclassifying long-term building land reserves, however, he can also find a middle ground in the form of setting a deadline for a timely present the development of the plots.
Source: Nachrichten
