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Customs carried out 330,000 checks in 2022.
Great search success for the Customs Authority Austria: Smuggled tobacco products, narcotic drugs, sexual enhancers and prohibited weapons seized during a house search in Hernals, Vienna
Relief calculator for 2023 is online
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Product piracy: 2022 Record number of seizures by customs around 150% increase in counterfeit medicines
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Digital office: Request documents quickly and conveniently from home with the new document service
Online platforms reported around 1.9 billion turnover from providers to the Ministry of Finance for 2020 and 2021
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Brunner/Zadic: Austria becomes more attractive as an innovation location
Financial police imposed fines of more than €7 million euros
Tursky: 95 percent of Austrian households have 5G reception
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Smuggling via Vienna Airport: apprehensions increase in 2022
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Deduction of donations is extended
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October 2023
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Austria is supporting reconstruction in Ukraine and Moldova with 40 million euros.
Brunner: With optimism for Austria. Preserving prosperity. Shaping the future.
Brunner: “Global minimum tax ensures tax fairness and strengthens Austria as a location”
Finance Minister Magnus Brunner sets up the Climate Hub in the Ministry of Finance
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Tursky: EU-wide digital ID cards are on the way.
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Brunner: Ministry of Finance launches information campaign on relief measures for 2024
Brunner: Tax revenues from digital tax increased by 7.4 % year-on-year to EUR 103 million in 2023; Digital tax contributes to a fair tax landscape
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Brunner about Product Piracy Report 2023: Strong customs organisation protects both consumers and the economy
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Tax Fraud Investigation Unit: VAT Fraud Totalling 195 Million Euros Uncovered
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Brunner: Ministry of Finance generated around EUR 185 million in tax income from AI in 2023
Brunner: Strengthening the Capital Markets Union is a high priority for Europe
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Working meeting between the President of the European Investment Bank Nadia Calviño and Finance Minister Magnus Brunner
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October 2024
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Austria seizes more than 6,000 counterfeit banknotes worth 383,030 euros in international operation
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Handover of office at the Ministry of Finance
December 2025
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December 2025
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Financial education portal “Finanznavi” now also available in English
2025
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January 2025
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January 2025
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Customs make major product piracy bust at Vienna Airport
Finance Minister Mayr: Austria averts excessive deficit procedure and preserves budget sovereignty
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February 2025
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Multilateral agreement on the establishment of a permanent committee for the resolution of tax disputes through arbitration
Fourfold Customs Crackdown on Illegal Drug Imports
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March 2025
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Change of office at the Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance Marterbauer: Federal Government has taken the first steps towards consolidation
Federal Government launches powerful package for medium-sized businesses
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