Over 32,000 take part in Austrian Trade Union Federation march demanding government act on rising cost-of-living
Trade unionists on the march in Austria
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OVER 32,000 people took to the streets across Austria on Saturday, demanding the government take action against the rising cost of living and corporate profits.
The central European country’s inflation rate hit 9 per cent in August, and the prices of energy and food have soared to a 50-year high.
Austria’s federal government has placed a cap on electricity prices and is rolling out a one-off payment, known as the “climate and anti-inflation bonus,” of €500 (£438) to all adult citizens.
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