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January 2023
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
March 2023
Product piracy: 2022 Record number of seizures by customs around 150% increase in counterfeit medicines
April 2023
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
May 2023
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
June 2023
Smuggling via Vienna Airport: apprehensions increase in 2022
July 2023
Deduction of donations is extended
October 2023
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
November 2023
Tursky: EU-wide digital ID cards are on the way.
Press Releases 2024
January 2024
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
April 2024
Brunner about Product Piracy Report 2023: Strong customs organisation protects both consumers and the economy
May 2024
Tax Fraud Investigation Unit: VAT Fraud Totalling 195 Million Euros Uncovered
August 2024
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
September 2024
Working meeting between the President of the European Investment Bank Nadia Calviño and Finance Minister Magnus Brunner
October 2024
Austria seizes more than 6,000 counterfeit banknotes worth 383,030 euros in international operation
November 2024
Handover of office at the Ministry of Finance