Estimate 2018: Municipal Budget Revenue and Expenditure for Linz, Austria

The 2018 statement of estimates for the local authority of Linz, Austria, provides a binding summary of expected budgetary revenue and expenditure for that financial year. The dataset, published via Cooperation OGD Österreich and Wikimedia Österreich, details ordinary and extraordinary revenue and expenditure categories as defined by Austrian municipal finance regulations. It serves as the legal basis for budget implementation but does not create rights or obligations for third parties.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the composition of municipal revenue based on the described categories of ordinary and extraordinary revenue.
• Studying patterns in municipal expenditure based on the described categories of ordinary and extraordinary spending.
• Benchmarking local government financial planning based on the binding estimate framework described.
• Researching the application of Austrian federal financial ordinances (VRV) at the municipal level.

Strengths

• Data is structured according to the binding federal Ordinance on Estimates and Clearance of Accounts (VRV).
• The description provides clear conceptual definitions for ordinary and extraordinary revenue and expenditure.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official municipal budgetary documents for the 2018 financial year.

Time Range

2018

Geography

Linz, Austria