Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ )’s proposal to combat the inflation through price interventions in food, also called on the scene on Wednesday, who largely met this proposal with skepticism. The fact that inflation rose to 3.5 percent in July was less due to the expensive foods than due to the prices for budgetary energy, especially electricity, the “Salzburger Nachrichten” quoted WIFO control experts Josef Baumgartner.
