States leave millions in childcare funding unclaimed
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- Austrian states left about 67.9 million euros in federal funding for childcare expansion and language support unclaimed, according to a parliamentary response.
- They also failed to use more than 800,000 euros allocated for compulsory attendance measures.
- Green family affairs spokeswoman Barbara Neßler singled out Styria, where 30 million of 40 million euros available was not claimed.
Austria’s states are leaving tens of millions of euros intended for childcare expansion sitting unused. A response from the Education Ministry to a Green Party inquiry shows that roughly 67.9 million euros earmarked for childcare expansion and language support was not claimed.
Another 800,000 euros allocated for compulsory attendance measures also went unused. The figures have prompted criticism from Barbara Neßler, the Greens’ spokeswoman for family affairs, who attacked the policies of the state governors.
The situation is particularly stark in Styria, governed by the Freedom Party and the conservative People’s Party. The state failed to take up three-quarters of the funding available to it, leaving 30 million euros of an allocated 40 million euros unclaimed.
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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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