“Sometimes massive slumps”: the city is feeling the consequences of the weakening economy. By the end of 2027, a debt mountain of 35 million euros could pile up.
“We have to be careful,” said Mayor Klaus Heilinglechner. The simplest recipe for preventing the municipality's financial difficulties would be to increase income, according to the town hall boss. For him, turning the trade tax screw is the ultima ratio, the very last resort.