Purchase of Antheringer Au: FPÖ issues an order for auditing by the Court of Auditors
“Adventurous” and “incomprehensible” the Salzburg Freedom Party died Evaluations in the reports that lead to the purchase price of the Antheringer Au. Since one is “reaching the limits of control possibilities” here, the FPÖ will turn on the state audit office.
SALZBURG. After the purchase of the Antheringer Au by the state of Salzburg for 35.6 million euros (37.3 million euros including ancillary costs such as real estate transfer tax etc.), the expert opinions on which the purchase price was based were presented to the state parliamentary groups. “Too late,” says Marlene Svazek, state party leader of the FPÖ Salzburg. “We made four verbal inquiries on this subject, but never saw the expert opinion and the purchase agreement.” The Liberals also do not like what IS now to be read from the report: “A much higher price was paid than the report stated,” says Svazek.
“Appraisals always form a basis for negotiations with the landowner. The scored Purchase price for the Antheringer Au in the amount of 35.6 million euros lies within the range of existing expert opinions,” says Daniela Gutschi, the responsible provincial councillor.
According to the state, four reports have been drawn up to determine the value of the Antheringer Au since 2009.
The four reports:
- 2009: Appraisal report on the market value of the Antheringer Au on behalf of the Bundeswasserbau von Franz Deininger. Result: Market value 27.9 million euros.
- 2009: Expert opinion on the review of the appraisal report on behalf of the Federal Hydraulic Engineering Martin Noebauer.
- 2020: Update of the first report from 2009 on behalf of the State of Salzburg Franz Deininger. Result: Market value 32.5 million euros. With acceptance surchargesbut not adjusted for inflation up to 39 million euros.
- 2022: Determination of a reasonable basic price for the Antheringer Au on behalf of the state of Salzburg Gerhard Schlager. Result: According to the current standard valuation method, there is a Basic redemption price of 34.3 million eurosthis one with the bandwidth of the usual Acceptance surcharges of up to 37.2 million euros enough.
The purchase price is “in line with the expert opinion,” says Gutschi.
Value of flood protection incalculable
The value of the improved flood protection through the creation of large retention areas is incalculable and therefore not considered in any of the reports. “As we know, the damage caused by such a flood event can quickly run into the hundreds of millions of euros, which is why this investment is the right one alongside the many others,” says Daniela Gutschi.
Commercial use excluded by contract
The FPÖ further criticizes that an economic use of the Antheringer Au by means of “expansion ban“Nevertheless, it was ruled out. “The economic value is close to zero,” says Svazek. The economically relevant areas in the reports – such as forest stocks, fishing, hunting – were estimated at high amounts Au would no longer be found and therefore could not be represented according to the FPÖ.
“Should be a local recreation and flood protection area”
According to the office of Provincial Councilor Gutschi, the last report by Gerald Schlager no longer takes these areas mentioned by the FPÖ into account. “Dr. Schlager evaluates the property solely on the basis of the market value,” it says. Gutschi also rejects the criticism of the ban on exploitation: “We don’t want that right now. The Antheringer Au should become a near-natural local recreation and flood protection area. There are no plans for economic exploitation of the trees or hunting and fishing rights,” the office says Goody.
There is no objection to the purchase contract
However, since other assessments in the report – such as that of the forest floor – are “adventurous” and “incomprehensible” for the FPÖ, the FPÖ WILL commission the state audit office to examine the purchase of the Antheringer Au. “Since we still don’t have the purchase contract and we can only look at the report but not take it with us, we as opposition parties are reaching the limits of our control options. The state audit office should therefore examine expediency, economy and profitability,” says Svazek.
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