The Court of Audit checks the Economic Chamber. The Court of Audit is a state agency. It checks the spending of public money. The examiners wrote reports about the chambers. They checked Vienna and Salzburg. They also checked Upper Austria and Styria.
The Court of Audit sees many problems. There are too many small groups. These structures cost a lot of money. People criticize the pay for leaders. Their work is an Ehren-Amt. An Ehren-Amt is volunteer work without pay. But the leaders wanted very high salaries.
There is criticism in Vienna about Schloss Hernstein. The Chamber paid many millions for the castle. The Court of Audit wants more openness. In Salzburg the staff costs increased. The Chambers want to save money now. They plan new rules for the future.
