Government Has Massively Reduced Advertising Spending

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In the first half of the year, 3.2 million euros went to media, 83 percent less than a year ago.

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Collected public advertising expenditure fell to less than 180 million euros.

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In the first half of 2025, the Federal Government reduced its advertising expenditure massively. 3.2 million euros went to the media, 83 percent less than in the first half of 2024 (18.7 million euros), as shown by the media transparency data published by KommAustria on Wednesday. Overall, the public sector's advertising expenditure on advertising was reduced from 196.5 million to 176.7 million euros. Some international digital giants neverthele…