“You don’t talk about money,” as the saying goes. Nevertheless, the “Tiroler Krone” wanted to know how the finances of the parties represented in the state parliament were doing. In other words: who is in the black, who is in the black and is there already a balance sheet on the expenditure for the autumn election campaign?
“Currently, the account balance is 50,000 euros. We have no other investments,” said the Neos. However, the Pinken took out a loan of 300,000 euros for the election campaign. “With a monthly interest of almost 7,000 euros, this debt will be paid off within the next four years,” says club director Christopher Wikipil. The costs of the election campaign currently amount to 526,564.71 euros. “But there are still three invoices missing for a total of 4,022 euros,” Wikipil adds.
The Greens have half a million euros
The Greens have ten times the account balance of the Neos – that is, €500,000 – as Sebastian Miller, Head of Public Relations, puts it. He also emphasizes “that a party may never spend more than is available. The Tyrolean Greens are therefore debt-free.” On campaign costs, Miller says that the final bill is currently being finalized and the final bills are being paid. How high they will be, the spokesperson does not say. Only so much: “What is certain is that we have stayed below the estimated 505,000 euros that we set at the beginning.”
ÖVP is debt free, SPÖ halved inheritance issues
The governing parties ÖVP and SPÖ, the FPÖ and List Fritz are not at stake.
“The Tyrolean People’s Party is debt-free, but has no additional capital reserves due to the expenditure for the municipal elections in the spring and the state elections in the autumn,” says press spokeswoman Kathrin Baumann. The final bill for the costs of the state election “is not yet here”.
SP state manager Lukas Matt reports that “SPÖ Tyrol is on good terms and under LHStv. Georg Dornauer followed a strict austerity course”. Existing contaminated sites can be halved within three years. “In 2026, they will finally be history.”
As for campaign costs, Matt refers to the campaign report “which will be published within six months of the election due date”.
FPÖ and List Fritz do not accept donations
According to boss Markus Abwerzger, the FPÖ is also debt-free: “We finance ourselves purely with party financing, that is enough, and we are proud that, despite a professional election campaign, we have a good financial buffer that makes future party work possible.” possible.” The FPÖ strictly rejects donations, emphasizes the Ober-Blaue.
There is still no final bill for the state election campaign. “In any case, we will not exceed the target of 850,000 euros,” says Abwerzger. Finally, he says that “we didn’t need credit for the election campaign and we won’t need it in the future”.
List Fritz press spokesman Andi Madersbacher, meanwhile, says: “The party was and is completely debt-free. We are the only party that has always refrained from donations to maintain its independence in the political process.” There is currently no final statement of the election campaign. “However, we will fall below the spending limit of about 590,000 euros that we have been set.”
Source: Krone
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