Karl-Heinz Grasser (* 2 January 1969 in complaint ford) is since February 2000 a Austrian Minister of Finance.

Biography

Karl-Heinz Grasser was born on 2 January 1969 in complaint ford. 1988 existed Grasser the AHS Matura (Abitur) with honor and attained by the following study of the applied management economics 1992 at the University of complaint ford the Magister title. 1992 became Grasser scientific specialized technical for tourism politics and parliamentary coworker in the parliament club of the and 1993 managing directors of the education organization of the (political academy). From 1994 to 1998 it was active as a deputy national captain under the national captain Christof Zernatto in the federal state government. In the year 1998 a change took place into the private sector for the liking well company of the Austrokanadiers franc Stronach, where Grasser was relation responsible among other things for Public.

2000-2003

In the year 2000 it returned as a candidate of the to the policy. After the national council choice 1999 it became in the government under Federal Chancellor Wolfgang dish from and Finanzminister.Im autumn 2002 withdrew Grasser due to the Knittelfelder in such a way specified of Putsches, with which the Parteitagsdelegierten (including Haiders) turned against the government crew, as a Minister of Finance - at the same time with the Vizekanzlerin and Bundesparteichefin at that time Susanne Riess Passer and the club chairman at that time Peter Westenthaler. These events arranged to proclaim the new elections.

Starting from 2003

After the national council choice 2002 stepped Grasser from the out and in the new cabinet dish again as (an party-independent) Minister of Finance was angelobt. Although it is not a party member, Grasser is called today of Austrian guidance media, as for instance the Austria press agency Minister, because he is active in the Federal Administration of the and thus a point function in this party exercises. On 22 October 2005 Karl-Heinz Grasser Fiona Swarovski in white churches in the Wachau under large attention the boulevard press married; it is Grassers second marriage.

Politics

Grassers financial policy is often called as monetaristisch and neoliberal. Remarkable is also the Verschlagwortung of its financial policy forced by it ("a good day begins with a reorganized budget", "more privately, less state"). The most famous of the key words created by it is the zero-deficit, the balanced national budget, which he defined as the most ambitious goal of his financial policy. This goal was achieved (only) in the year 2002 by increases of the taxes, fees, deliveries and duties as well as reduction of the administratives expense and public expenditures. Responsible for it likewise also the sales and partial privatisation of state enterprises are like the Austrian tobacco works.

Grasser is accused by the opposition parties and to unite media that he reached the zero-deficit only by the sales of liquid and profitably keeping house state enterprises. It is criticized further that the zero-deficit due to prematurely received tax receipts as well as over rolling were reached by expenditures on the Lands of the Federal Republic. In addition the time of the decreases in expenses was missed during the economically bad tendency after blow-out of the DOT Com and/or new Economy blister as well as 11 September.

The budget deficit of the subsequent year 2004 remained under 2%; that one of the yearly 2005 fell with 1,5% smaller than estimated (1.7%) out. The next zero-deficit aims at Grasser for the year 2008. For the delay the tax revision of the yearly 2005 is responsible, with which the tax receipts decreased/went back again.

Criticism

2002 caused the agreement Grassers for the purchase of the Eurofighters, in view of the other decreases in expenses, criticism. Up to then Grasser had sceptically faced the new procurement project.

2003 had to later correct Grasser its wrong block of shares zero-message to the parliamentary incompatability committee.

2004 were brought up for discussion its not done military service. Due to the age delimitation of 35 years it cannot be drawn in no more to the federal army.

2005 provided Grassers vacation on the Maldives for excitement, when he did not break his vacation off after the Tsunamikatastrophe in the Indian ocean and different places Grassers of justification attempts immediately disclaimed. Parallel to the fact it was reported that Grasser had been treated preferentially by the Austrian airline AUA.

Homepage affair

A further point of criticism at the person and the politician Karl-Heinz Grasser is its office understanding than Federal Ministers of the republic. The most-discussed Causa was "the homepage affair in such a way specified ". , About 250,000 is accused to him "€ at donation funds of the Austrian combinationcombination combination for production of its official (according to other data also: private) Website not to have paid duty. Grasser stresses that the donations went to that not to him, but to the "association to the promotion new Economy". Grasser is not member of the association; Association chairman is Matthias Winkler, Grassers cabinet boss.

Trivia

• Apart from the practice of its office as a Minister of Finance (quotation Grasser: "a filter day job") finds the Grasser very sporty according to self-definition time for water and alpine ski driving, Snowboarding, a doctorate study with his advisor and university professor Herbert Kofler, as well as for a complex life in the jet set at the side of changing fiances and its nunmehrigen wife extensive.
• 2006 law case with the German picture newspaper because of publication of the photo

Related links

• official web page
• Federal Ministry for finances

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