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Amac News: Based on the economic outlook of the OECD, the budget deficit continues to exceed 3% of GDP.
Austria's economy is expected to shrink by 0.5 percent this year, before gradually returning to 1.1 percent GDP growth in 2025, followed by a 1.4 percent increase in 2026, according to the latest estimates released by the organization.
Austria's new economic outlook report predicts that inflation will fall to the European Central Bank's 2.0% target next year. Likewise, household consumption will pick up slightly in the medium term, which points to union negotiations for wage increases in various categories of workers due to inflation.