Experts analyze

Dispute over finances and possible “Zuckerl coalition”

The financial situation of the state and the municipalities has recently been the subject of heated debate.(Bild: stock.adobe.com, )

The issue of finances has recently dominated the campaign for the Burgenland state election on 19 January. Political experts analyze who benefits from the debate and how the formation of a federal government could affect the election.

This week, the SPÖ passed the budget in parliament and Governor Hans Peter Doskozil celebrated his comeback. The opposition strongly criticized the state's debt. The SPÖ, on the other hand, saw "the best budget of all the federal states" and pointed to the billion-euro shortfall at federal level.