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Where the state can make savings now

The escalating deficit is putting the federal government under pressure, saving is the order of the day. Five billion a year is needed to get back on track, say experts. But even more would be possible ...

Experts expect a deficit of around four percent of economic output (GDP) this year, which is a whopping 20 billion euros. Without reforms, it will continue to rise. No matter what the new government looks like: It will have to make savings. There is enough potential, says economist Hanno Lorenz from the liberal economic think tank Agenda Austria.