NEWS

Press information (DE)

of October 9, 2024

Reform at the federal level is urgently needed

Press information (DE)

of June 19, 2024

Recommendations for current and medium-term budget policies (DE)

Recommendations 2024

of June 19, 2024

General government gross debt – Austria
General government balance – Austria
EU fiscal rules applied for Austria: Maastricht criteria
EU fiscal rules applied for Austria: structural requirements

 
EU fiscal rules
 
    FISK estimate MoF estimate
  2023 2024 2025 2024 2025
 
Maastricht deficit of no more than 3% of GDP
MTO of no more than −0.5% of GDP general escape clause
Government expenditure growth
Reduction of debt ratio
 
Legend: … compliant with fiscal rule and significant deviation; … not compliant with fiscal rule,  …not compliant with fiscal rule and significant deviation
EC … European Commission; FISK … Fiscal Advisory Council; MoF … Ministry of Finance
Source: Fiscal Advisory Council fiscal forecast (spring 2024).

The Fiscal Advisory Council is an independent body responsible for monitoring the fiscal discipline of government entities in Austria. It consists of 15 members that are mandated to act independently. Its Office is attached to the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB).

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