Austria's National Council (lower house of parliament) approved the Budget Restructuring Measures Bill 2025 (Budgetsanierungsmaßnahmengesetz 2025) on 7 March 2025. The Bill must be approved by the Federal Council (upper house of parliament - Bundesrat). The main measures of the bill are highlighted as follows in a release from the Austrian Ministry of Finance.
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Minister of Finance Marterbauer: Federal Government has taken the first steps towards consolidation
A series of consolidation…