Poll finds majority of Austrians support expanding domestic defense industry
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- A majority of Austrians surveyed support expanding the domestic security and defense industry, according to a poll commissioned by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber.
- Fifty-three percent backed expanding the sector, while 41% supported increasing the defense budget and 19% opposed an increase.
- Respondents mainly associated industry growth with the creation of additional jobs.
A majority of Austria's population supports expanding the country's domestic security and defense industry, according to a poll commissioned by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, known as WKÖ.
Fifty-three percent of respondents favored enlarging the sector. A relative majority, 41%, also supported increasing the defense budget, while 19% opposed such an increase.
Those surveyed mainly linked an expansion of the industry to the prospect of creating additional jobs.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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