Economy

The most important questions for top politicians

The leading candidates of the Viennese parties take a stand on economic issues.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/BBWien/Ludwig Schedl, Martin Jöchl, Peter Tomschi, Grüne Wien)

Without an economy, there is no social system and no quality of life. What can be done to prevent the engine from stuttering? We asked Vienna's leading politicians. 

If the economy is doing well, everyone is doing well." The saying has a certain justification. After all, who creates the most jobs and pays most of the taxes? Exactly. When companies emigrate, go bankrupt or reduce their workforce on a grand scale, there is a crack in the woodwork. Our social security and pension system depends very much on good economic development. Shrinkage or stagnation over a longer period of time is poison.