📋 Tender Overview
Established retailers in Austria are under pressure from several sides, say NEOS. The highest inflation rates in Western Europe would cause wage demands to rise, online retail would gain market share, "excessive lockdowns" would damage customer loyalty and the regulation of opening hours would be the strictest in Europe.
Especially in view of the approaching Christmas season, the period with the highest sales for retailers, according to the NEOS, the federal government should decide on measures to ensure sustainable relief and to strengthen established trade with local jobs. They are therefore demanding a relief package for established retailers from the Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance.
According to the NEOS, this should at least include a significant reduction in additional wage costs, a more flexible opening times and a removal of the requirement to provide receipts for less than €30.
