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Finanzprokuratur (Lawyer and Legal Advisor of the Republic of Austria)

The Finanzprokuratur is the statutory lawyer and legal advisor of the Republic of Austria and, because of its position as a Federal body, responsible for the legal representation and consultancy of the Republic of Austria.

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  • Current Issues
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    • ECJ ruling on the indexation of tax deductions
    • Information on SWIFT block and tax office payments
    • Support to cushion consumers against high energy costs
  • Press
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      • Press Releases 2022
        • 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

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