Abolition of the climate bonus, removal third third part of the cold progression, lack of valorization of family services and higher e-card reimbursement. The Austrian families meet all these austerity measures. This is a minus from 750 and next year to 1428 euros this year!
The Momentum Institute Think tank calculated for the “Kroon” how hard the savings package meets families and pensioners. A family of four, consisting of two school age children (8 and 13 years old) and two parents who are full, was used for the model calculation. The woman was calculated with the average income of 41,000 euros gross per year (corresponds to 2928 euros gross per month), the man with a gross 48,000 euros per year and 3428 per month.
Many measures take the families
The austerity measures that the family takes are the abolition of the climate bonus, the cancellation of the back of the last third of the cold progression, the lack of valorization of family services (children’s deduction, family allowance and school start money), as well as the higher e-card allowance. The following measures have a positive effect on the family: exemption from sales tax for hygiene articles and contraceptives for women, as well as the triple of the Commuteurro.
Viennese families pay the most
With the reforms that are still taking place this year, a family loses 750 euros with two children (calculated for a whole year). In the final expansion of the savings package of 2026, the family loses 1177 euros for a full year. This family can switch to a commute, a fixed rate and commutingurro, which partially compensates for the abolition of the climate bonus. For example, if the family lives in Vienna and does not receive a Foren Flat rate/commuterurro, the savings package will even cost them 1428 euros next year.
Special editions can also be made. If the family needs new passports, they will pay a total of 101 euros more in the future. A new driver’s license will cost 29.50 euros more in the future, approval for a car 58.20 euros more. If the family has two classic climates (for adults), they pay 441.40 euros more than this year in 2026. If you have an electric car (100 kW), you will pay 225 euros in engine -related insurance tax this year.
Pensioners lose between 700 and 900 euros
A few pensioners lose between 700 and 900 euros. The older pair of the following measures is influenced in the model calculation: abolition of climate bonus, removal of third third third of the cold progression and higher e-card reimbursement. The following measures have a positive effect: take out the prescribed compensation, as well as in 2026 the pharmaceutical limit. Optionally, two other scenarios are accepted: for example, that they also tax the price increase of the climatic jackets or illuminate the upper limit of medicines.
With the reforms that are still taking place this year, the retired couple (calculated for a full year) loses 733.53 euros. In the latest expansion of the savings package of 2026, it loses 887.37 euros for a full year. Special editions can also be made. If the couple needs two senior climates, they will pay a total of 1218.97 euros in 2026 (scenario without medication). If new passports are due, these are the total costs of 72.20 euros. In 2026 it illuminates the upper limit of the medicines a bit, which means that you have to manage the total extra costs of 816.06 euros compared to this year (without climatic cicks).
Depending on the medicine requirement, the auxiliary effect of the pharmaceutical upper limit is different. The increase in KV contributions from 5.1 percent to 6 percent has a negative effect. The pensioner therefore pays more for EUR 100.44 this year for social security contributions, the pensions, even at 189.95 euros. Since the SV contributions reduce the basis for income tax, the man simultaneously pays 46.85 euros less income tax. Because of her low pension, the woman does not have to pay wage tax at all. From 2026, both must also pay 25 euros more E-card costs. In total, the pensioner must pay more contributions for social security and e-card fees, the pensions by EUR 320.47 (295.47 +25).
“The government reaches in the pockets of the masses”
“The government has apart from sufficient tax rehabilitation tax, so the social incisions are lower. No compensation for family benefits. Higher health insurance contributions for pensioners: inside. The government extends in the pockets of the masses because it is not taxed too little. Large companies keep their tax reductions on the last government’s profit.
Source: Krone
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