Category: Austrian News

There are currently almost 25,000 active corona cases in Vienna. Four hundred twelve people are presently in hospital. A new, highly contagious Corona variant has dominated Austria again for weeks. The federal capital of Vienna currently has 24,872 active Corona cases. Alone, 2,253 of these positive findings come from the previous day. In the last 24 hours, nine people have died from or with the virus. In calendar week nine (from February 28 to March 6), 27,001 people were on sick leave throughout Austria due to a Corona infection. Vienna…

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The prices for household energy have increased significantly again this year in January. After the Energy Price Index (EPI) calculated by the Energy Agency fell by 10.9 percent in December compared to the previous month, household energy became more expensive again by 12.8 percent at the beginning of the year. Year-on-year, household energy prices thus rose by 40.8 percent. This was mainly due to electricity, natural gas and district heating price increases. Electricity cost brake takes effectThe price increase in this January was the largest since March 2022. The electricity…

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On Monday, dense clouds and rain showers will predominate throughout Austria. Especially in the south, some rain or even snowfall is sometimes expected. Otherwise, it will remain mostly rainless, but the sun will hardly show itself. Only in the west will there be some clearing in the afternoon. The daily maximum temperatures will reach 2 to 8 degrees at most. The heavy clouds prevail during the day also on Tuesday. Only in the south are sunnier phases also expected. Thus, the snow line will rise from about 500 meters in…

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Telephone and Internet providers also plan to adjust their prices soon, the Standard reported. Customers could soon get rate increases if the respective contracts allow it. A1Provider A1 is raising prices for 2.4 million customers as of April, the company confirmed to Der Standard. The monthly increase ranges, on average, between 2.2 and six euros for mobile customers and 2.3 to 4.5 euros for fixed network customers. This corresponds to an increase of 8.5 percent. DreiThe competitor Drei refers to the 2023 indexation for telephone rates regarding the increase. This…

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The Ministry of Finance communicates through notices delivered by mail or in the FinanzOnline Databox.A new scam is happening now that the annual pay slips are rolling in. The Treasury Department shows an example of such a message. The great time of the employee assessment has arrived. This is exactly what brazen fraudsters have now taken advantage of. With the help of fake SMS messages in the name of the Austrian Tax Office, they are trying to entice people to transfer a certain amount of money, warns the Federal Ministry…

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Inflation remains high: for February 2023, it is expected to be 11.0 percent, according to calculations by Statistics Austria, as part of a flash estimate. Compared with the previous month, the price level is thus expected to rise by 1.0 percent. A trend that looks different in many parts of Europe. In January, inflation was 11.2 percent – the highest value in the current wave of inflation. The inflation calculation measures how much prices have risen in the past 12 months. Food and energy expensive “The continued high inflation rate…

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By March 15, the Covid forecasting consortium expects infection numbers in normal wards to top 2,000 patients. While the federal capital has now also said goodbye to compulsory masks in public transport and court and official buildings (“Heute” reported), corona numbers, and with them hospitalized Covid 19 patients, have recently risen again in Austria. The Covid Prognosis Consortium’s current assessment assumes that further growth will be expected in normal wards. One thousand five hundred eighty-two corona-positive patients were in domestic hospitals on Tuesday, 86 in intensive care units. Austria’s seven-day…

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Experts from the Covid forecasting consortium do not think it is impossible that hospitals will have to treat more than 2,000 corona-positive patients in normal wards in the future. While the federal capital has now also lifted the mask requirement in public transport, courthouses, and official buildings, corona figures and, thus, the number of hospitalized Covid 19 patients in Austria have recently risen again. The Covid Prognosis Consortium’s current assessment assumes that a further increase will be expected in normal wards. More than 1,500 Corona-positive patients in hospitals1,582 Corona-positive patients…

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The year 2022 was financially challenging for many – rampant inflation is biting more and more of many Austrians’ income. Every year, there will be a little relief for employees starting March 1: Depending on the case, you can get some back from the state via tax equalization. In addition, electricity will become cheaper again, and pensioners can look forward to a pensioner bonus of up to 500 euros—the most important relief in March at a glance. For the first time, people with low incomes (up to 24,500 euros per…

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