Austria - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in Austria was 0.58 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 0.68 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.58 in 2009.

Definition: New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar year.

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://econ.worldbank.org/research/entrepreneurship).

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Year Value
2004 0.60
2005 0.65
2006 0.68
2007 0.66
2008 0.65
2009 0.58

Time required to get electricity (days)

Definition: Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2009 23.00
2010 23.00
2011 23.00

Firing cost (weeks of wages)

The value for Firing cost (weeks of wages) in Austria was 2.00 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.00 in 2009 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 2003.

Definition: Firing cost is the cost of advanced notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2003 2.00
2004 2.00
2005 2.00
2006 2.00
2007 2.00
2008 2.00
2009 2.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Definition: Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2011 34.80

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Definition: Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2011 3.40

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2011 15.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment