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February 2022
Customs officers in Upper Austria seize more than 60 pieces of ivory jewellery and art
Finance Minister Magnus Brunner meets UK counterpart Rishi Sunak: green finance, digital tax, COVID recovery and economic support also on the agenda
Financial Police raid poppy processing factory: 13 undocumented workers deported
Graz woman fined after half a million fermented plums smuggled into Austria
March 2022
Austrian customs prevents the illegal sale of four rare parrots – red-fronted macaws (Ara rubrogenys) and military macaws (Ara militaris)
Brunner: Austria supports Ukraine aid program of the World Bank with 10 million euros
Tax justice ensured online too: no fewer than 7.5 million reports filed by online platforms since 1 January 2020
Customs: over 300,000 counterfeit products confiscated in 2021
Finance Minister Magnus Brunner gives green light for €150 energy costs voucher
Brunner: Austria's AA+ rating confirmed: Outlook improved to "positive"
The relief package in action – calculate your savings now at bmf.gv.at/entlastungsrechner
April 2022
Austria, IMF renew agreement on Joint Vienna Institute
Finance Minister Brunner: "Customs offices protect the economy and citizens at the gateway to the rest of the world"
Finance Minister Magnus Brunner says 150-euro energy costs voucher will now go to 4 million households
May 2022
Brunner/Tursky: Three goals for taking greater advantage of digitalisation for Austria
Finance Minister Brunner elected Chairman of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
June 2022
Section head Waiglein re-elected in a key position at EU level
September 2022
Brunner/Tursky: ID Austria wins gold at the international eGovernment competition
Government decides to abolish cold progression (bracket creep)
Notable customs seizures in the first half of 2022: Among these ivory, parrots and luxury watches
October 2022
Finance Forum: The economic development of the EU in turbulent times
"Taking responsibility for tomorrow - safe in the future"
November 2022
Electricity price brake to start on 1 December 2022
Finance Minister Magnus Brunner focuses on financial education
December 2022
Brunner: Trieste–Villach customs corridor will make Austria a more attractive place to do business
HIPC Initiative: Austria contributes to debt relief for Somalia and Sudan 14.9 million euros pledged
Press Releases 2023
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