Austria Boosts Disaster Fund in Wake of Devastating Floods
Austria responded to severe flooding with a series of measures, including tripling the federal disaster fund to 1 billion euros and offering tax postponements and interest-free loans for affected companies.
Flood-hit Austria to ramp up disaster fund to 1 billion euros
Austria on Wednesday announced a package of measures in response to severe flooding across the country, including a tripling of the federal disaster fund and tax postponements for affected companies.
Severe floods in Central Europe turn deadly in Poland and Austria
A firefighter has died during a flood rescue in Austria, one person has died in Poland and five have died in Romania, police say.
Austria Triples Federal Disaster Fund Amid Historic Floods
Austria will more than triple its federal disaster fund to 1 billion euros to aid companies affected by recent severe flooding. The measure comes as central Europe grapples with its worst floods in two decades,
Austria to increase federal disaster fund to 1 billion euros, chancellor says
Austria's federal disaster fund will increase to 1 billion euros ($1.11 billion) and companies severely affected by flooding will be able to postpone tax payments, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Wednesday following extreme weather in the region.
Austria to ramp up disaster fund to 1 billion euros, chancellor says
VIENNA - Austria's federal disaster fund will more than triple to 1 billion euros ($1.11 billion) and companies severely affected by flooding will be able to postpone tax payments, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Wednesday,
Firefighters come to the rescue of locals in Austria village affected by floods
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