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The Upper Austrian governor and his deputy are rightly opposed to hasty decisions and are emphasizing the protection of property.
Vienna (OTS) – For ÖHGB President RA Dr. Martin Prunbauer, the news published from Upper Austria that no taxes will be collected on vacant properties shows a pragmatic approach to the comprehensive consequences of such a measure: “Upper Austria is sending a clear signal that property rights are respected and that well-founded considerations must take precedence over hasty decisions.”
As the ÖHGB has repeatedly criticized, Governor Stelzer has now confirmed that the effects of a vacancy tax cannot currently be answered seriously due to a lack of concrete data. Some other federal states have already had numerous negative experiences in connection with the taxation of vacant properties. These range from the enormous administrative effort involved in collecting the data to the fact that there is a considerable lack of reliable data material. “Apart from the enormous bureaucratic and financial effort, it is still not clear how vacancy can be recorded. There is not even a generally accepted definition of what is meant by vacancy,” emphasises Prunbauer.
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The Austrian Home and Property Owners Association (ÖHGB, www.oehgb.at) is the largest voluntary interest group for Austrian home, property and apartment owners. The main task of the ÖHGB is to protect and promote private property and to represent the common interests of private property owners. The approximately 30,000 members are divided into nine regional associations, which support their members with sound legal, tax, insurance, construction and financing advice and other extensive information and services. In addition, the ÖHGB and its regional associations pursue active professional policy in the interests of their members in representing interests at all levels.
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