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500 Euro bonus is coming – but not to everyone’s account

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 admin

In September, the climate bonus and anti-inflation bonus will be paid. However, not all account holders will also get the 500 euros on their account. “The climate bonus and anti-inflation bonus will be paid out to all people in Austria as early as September,” the federal government says. Three hundred thousand people received the money even earlier, from August 25. Who deposited FinanzOnline data gets the 500 euro on the account, all others by coupon by post office sent. Because now it is new: Not all FinanzOnline users get the…

Oil, flour, eggs, and milk are already alarmingly expensive!

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 admin

If you want to make pancakes quickly, you have to pay a lot more for the necessary ingredients than you did about a year ago. The current inflation check shows: Inexpensive sunflower oil has become almost 137 percent more expensive year-on-year, flour 98 percent, eggs 40 percent, and milk 23 percent – which applies to the cheapest products available at seven supermarkets and discount stores in Vienna. The AK inflation check between August 1 and 4 at seven stores (Billa, Billa Plus, Spar, Interspar, Hofer Lidl, and Penny) shows: that…

Many bakeries are threatened with closure due to high energy prices

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 admin

The sharp rise in prices for gas and electricity is putting increasing pressure on domestic bakeries. “Energy costs are up to ten times higher than last year. Many bakeries are thinking of closing down for good,” the guild master of the WKÖ Federal Association of Bakers, Josef Schrott, told APA. Many colleagues are desperate – tens of thousands of euros in additional costs can not be earned at a small bakery counter. The bakery trade requires a lot of energy to operate baking ovens and dough coolers. The federal trade…

The new school year starts: This is how the holidays fall

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 admin

The summer vacations are ending, and the start of the new school year is just around the corner! Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland will lead the way on September 5, followed a week later by the remaining federal states. An overview of the most important dates and – especially important – vacations and public holidays: School hasn’t even started yet, but we can discuss the first vacation immediately. They come at the end of October with the Austria-wide autumn vacations between National Day (October 26) and All Souls’ Day (November…

Intense thunderstorms and rain showers approaching

August 30, 2022August 31, 2022 admin

The weather presents its unsettled and wet side this week – in addition, temperatures are now dropping significantly. Today, Wednesday, the sun will initially shine in the east, but in the day, dense clouds with rain will advance from the west to the eastern edge of the Alps and the Mostviertel. Locally, lightning and thunder will also be present; until the evening, it will remain primarily friendly in the Danube region, the eastern lowlands, and the southeast. A brisk wind from the north to the northwest will freshen up in…

4,654 new corona infections in Austria on Tuesday

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 admin

There were 4,654 new coronavirus infections reported in Austria on Tuesday. To date, there have been 4,902,914 positive corona test results in Austria. As of Tuesday (Aug. 30, 9:30 a.m.), 19,407 people with Corona infection have died, and 4,817,884 have recovered across Austria. Currently, 1,132 people with corona infection are receiving hospital care, including 69 in intensive care units. New corona infections in the federal provincesBurgenland: 138Carinthia: 273Lower Austria: 1,019Upper Austria: 497Salzburg: 232Styria: 571Tyrol: 378Vorarlberg: 94Vienna: 1,452 source: sozialministerium.at

Start of school without compulsory masks and tests

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 admin

From the point of view of education policy, it is evident: that schools must remain open, explained Education Minister Martin Polaschek (ÖVP) at a press conference on Monday. There will be no area-wide school closures in the coming school year. One is prepared for all scenarios, the minister explained. And he was glad that an overall strategy included the schools. After all, he said, it had never been clear why different rules should apply in schools than elsewhere: “School is not a segregated area.” In general, Polaschek emphasized the principle…

Austria – 38.7 degrees: fourth warmest summer in recorded history

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 admin

Summer 2022 is the fourth warmest in measured historyWith maximum values of 38.7 degrees in Seibersdorf (Lower Austria), the summer of 2022 has been the fourth warmest in measurement history since 255. “After evaluations of all measuring stations, 2022 and 2015 could also be tied for third place. At the top are still the summers of 2003 and 2019,” reported Alexander Orlik of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG). 38.7 degrees: Summer 2022 was hot and dryThis year’s summer was hot and dry, bringing heavy rain and severe…

Price explosion! Electricity is ten times more expensive than in 2021

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 admin

Due to massive inflation, the price of electricity has increased more than tenfold in just one year. More and more energy suppliers are in trouble. These are extreme market situations: Last week, the price of electricity on the stock exchange rose to almost 1,000 euros per megawatt hour. A year ago, it was still at 86 euros, Energie AG Oberösterreich reports. As reported, the price jump has put Wien Energie in a tight spot: the company is short about 1.7 billion euros in collateral. It has applied to the federal…