Top communities in the Bruck district: Scharndorf, Göttlesbrunn and more!

Top communities in the Bruck district: Scharndorf, Göttlesbrunn and more!

The financial strength of the municipalities is the focus of an annual ranking published, which creates the community magazine "Public" in cooperation with the Center for Administrative Research (KDZ). This ranking evaluates the creditworthiness of Austrian communities based on key figures such as earnings, self -financing, financial performance and debt. Particularly gratifying for the district of Bruck an der Leitha: three municipalities have improved a lot in the ranking and impressively show that they are well positioned.

This is how the municipality of Scharndorf achieved a remarkable fifth place with a credit value of 1.12 and was able to improve by 56 places compared to the previous year. In the regional ranking of Lower Austria, Scharndorf even took third place, behind Hernstein and Parbasdorf. Göttlesbrunn-Arbesthal ranked in the 15th place with a value of 1.19, which means an improvement by 87 places. With the 23rd place and a creditworthiness of 1.26, Au am Leithabergel also shows a considerable increase of 52 places. As reports meinzirk.at, these performance values are particularly crucial for the development of the respective municipalities.

leader and challenges

The overall winner of the credit ranking is the municipality of Elixhausen in Salzburg with an outstanding creditworthiness of 1.03. Hernstein and Parbasdorf follow densely in places in second and third with 1.05 and 1.06. The mayor of Gramatneusiedl, Thomas Schwab, is in favor of transparent administration and disciplined output control, while Roman Stachelberger, mayor of Eberschassing, emphasizes the growing challenges for the communities. Eberschassing occupies the 188th place with 1.81. The problems are diverse: increasing requirements and ever higher costs are increasing the municipalities, since they often do not have sufficient financial resources.

A critical point that is emphasized by experts is the dependence of the communities on the financial equalization and the respective transfer payments. Kurier.at reports that municipalities in Salzburg and Burgenland have the best credit rates compared to those in Upper and Lower Austria. After all, good grades are also rewarded by restrained transfer payments. Carinthia, on the other hand, is faced with the worst credit values, which is due to structural problems and low financial strength.

forecasts for the future

The financial future does not look rosy: from 2024, many communities expect dramatic restrictions on their autonomy. According to a study by the KDZ, every third municipality could become a parish community, which brings strict requirements and exclusions in the loan intake. Mayor Michael Prantner from Elixhausen emphasizes the need for sustainable revenue situations because the pressure grows. Over 75 % of the municipalities have already postponed investments. This makes it clear that the financial situation is tense.

The outlook remains skeptical, especially for communities with weak financial structures. With the upcoming elections in September and the unclear distribution key of financial equalization in the future, the uncertainties regarding the municipal financing are great. Nevertheless, there are also bright spots: municipalities like Sattledt were able to achieve surpluses despite the times of crisis. This shows that with a clever budget policy and a solid strategy, progress is possible.

trust in the financial opportunities remains crucial; This is the only way to ensure long -term securing community autonomy in times of increasing demands and emerging challenges. The efforts of the mayors and local politics are very important here.