The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'I pay taxes in Austria': Anger as foreigners barred from Vienna council vote Vienna residents will elect the city council on Sunday but almost a third of them will not vote because they are foreigners, sparking criticism that the ballot is inherently unfair. https://www.thelocal.at/20201009/i-pay-taxes-in-austria-anger-as-foreigners-barred-from-vienna-council-vote Fri, 09 Oct 2020 14:46:22 +0200 i-pay-taxes-in-austria-anger-as-foreigners-barred-from-vienna-council-vote Austria files lawsuit against Germany over autobahn ‘foreigner tolls’ The government in Vienna is now taking legal action before the European Court of Justice against a car toll in Germany planned for 2019. https://www.thelocal.at/20171012/austria-files-lawsuit-against-germany-over-autobahn-foreigner-tolls Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:50:08 +0200 austria-files-lawsuit-against-germany-over-autobahn-foreigner-tolls Foreigners 'finance Austria's pension system' New figures show that foreigners living in Austria who pay social security contributions are propping up the pension system, and paying more into the system than they get back in terms of healthcare and pension benefits. https://www.thelocal.at/20160519/foreigners-propping-up-austrian-pension-system Thu, 19 May 2016 12:22:27 +0200 foreigners-propping-up-austrian-pension-system