Category: Austrian News

The government’s electricity subsidy will be increased once again. Larger households with more than three people will now get extra money. The government announced a new cash bonus this week in a surprise move. The motion for the necessary amendment to the Electricity Cost Subsidy Act was sent to the parliamentary parties late Tuesday evening, and Wednesday, as of 10 a.m., the decision was already made during a special session of the National Council. The facts at a glance: The money bonus is only available for households with more than…

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The fraudulent emails with the subject “Final warning! You will receive a tax refund” or “[Reminder] Your tax refund is ready!” contain the information that the recipients will receive a 578.99 euro tax refund and should disclose their data for this purpose. The BMF continuously warns against this scam. Example of such a phishing mail: Betreff: Letzte Warnung! Sie erhalten eine Steuerrückerstattung Sehr geehrter Herr/Frau, nach der letzten jährlichen Berechnung Ihrer Steueraktivität haben wir festgestellt, dass Sie Anspruch auf eine Rückerstattung haben. Ihre Rückerstattung beträgt 578,99 Euro. Um Ihre Rückerstattung…

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Inflation is becoming increasingly extreme: energy costs have become a real burden for many companies. They are now being helped. “We have had an extreme year in terms of energy policy, with a situation the likes of which we have never seen before,” says Doris Hummer, president of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce. She refers to “exploding energy prices and supply fears.” Hummer said that costs had risen many times over for virtually all companies. “For some companies, electricity and gas prices have tenfold.” The WKOÖ boss warns against…

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The Corona situation in Austria remains stable, but numerous other viruses plague citizens. It got off to an incredibly fast start and was even named “super-variant.” Omicron derivative XBB.1.5. In the U.S., the highly contagious sublineage quickly accounted for a quarter of cases, and it is also on the rise in Austria. Although it has slowed down somewhat in the meantime, as molecular biologist Ulrich Elling shows in his graph, experts are currently unable to give a clear assessment of where XBB.1.5 will lead in Austria: “The current data are…

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The coming week will be pretty wintry in most of Austria, with daytime temperatures around plus four degrees. Geosphere Austria then forecasts more snow on Friday. Winter will remain with Austria for the most part in the coming days, even if it will initially become much milder in the east at the beginning of the week. In the south and southeast, there will be snow and rain at the beginning of the week. From Friday, it will be wintry again everywhere, according to the forecast of Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG).…

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The standard and category rents were already adjusted by law in 2022. Another recommended rent increase is imminent in April as part of the inflation adjustment. Although the Ministry of Justice publishes the upcoming adjustment only in March, the Chamber of Labor has already calculated how much the rents will increase this time. “From April 1, the standard rents will increase by 8.6 percent. For a tenant or a tenant are the average additional costs of about 490 euros a year,” says Thomas Ritt, expert of the Chamber of Labor.…

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The onset of winter continues and intensifies. Fresh snow is expected throughout the East, hitting the Vienna Woods region especially hard. On Sunday, a low-pressure system passing to the northeast will bring fresh snow, especially in the East and north. Already out of the night, however, heavy snowfall will start in the East. Several centimetres of fresh snow can be expected up to the lowlands in the afternoon and evening and then widespread in the north of the country and Upper Austria. “Temporarily, it will also snow heavily, with the…

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Vienna’s city center woke up in a white winter dress on Saturday. During the night, a low-pressure area caused a decent snowfall. Low-pressure area “Khang,” in connection with a northerly flow, provides snowfall over the weekend, especially along the northern Alps. In the night to Saturday, even the previously snowless federal capital was affected; the Viennese awoke under a delicate winter dress. The reason for this is a pronounced low-pressure complex over Central and Southern Europe, which determines the weather in the Alpine region. In addition, a small-scale low pressure…

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A new app for waste separation aims to make it easier to dispose of packaging and its various components properly. Too much packaging still ends up in residual waste. In addition, up to 18 percent of waste is still mistakenly put in the yellow garbage can or the yellow bag. This is now set to change. The “Digi-Cycle-App” of the company Saubermacher and Altstoff Recycling Austria (ARA) aims to better communicate the handling of waste separation to Austrians, according to a statement on Thursday. New collection of plastic waste since…

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