On 31 January 2023 the National Council approved the extension of the energy costs subsidy for companies as announced in the media in December 2022 (see newsletter from 3 January 2023). Specifically, the governing parties agreed to extend energy costs subsidy 1 (EKZ 1) until the end of December 2022 and to launch energy costs […]
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The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism(CBAM) is a fundamental part of the “Fit for 55” package. This initiative aims to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 (as compared to emissions in 1990) and to become a climate-neutral continent by 2050. The proposal for a carbon border adjustment mechanism was presented in July 2021. […]
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According to media information, at the end of 2022 the Austrian government has decided to extend the energy costs subsidy for energy-intensive companies (see also Newsletter dated 25 November 2022) until the end of 2022 and prolong it to 2023. This is intended to ensure the competitiveness of Austrian companies as well as to strengthen […]
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The period for the mandatory advance registration for the energy costs subsidy for the subsidy period February 2022 to September 2022 ended on 28 November 2022. The government announced an additional period for the advance registration in order to allow as many affected companies as possible to receive the energy costs subsidy. According to the […]
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On EU level a EU regulation imposing a windfall tax on energy companies was adopted on 6 October 2022. On 18 November 2022 the government tabled a legislative motion for implementing two of the key measures – a cap on revenues for electricity producing companies and a “solidarity contribution” for surplus profits in the fossil […]
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Due to the recent increase of the key ECB interest rate by 0.50%, changes to deferral interest, interest for suspension, claim interest (interest for subsequent payments and credits), appeal interest, as well as VAT interest have occurred. The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate with effect from 2 November 2022. Due to the automatic adjustment, […]
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The energy costs subsidy is a subsidy programme of the Austrian Federal Government to support energy-intensive companies in Austria in light of currently high energy prices. After the Austrian Federal Government published the first details of its energy costs subsidy guidelines at the end of September 2022 and obtaining the approval of the European Commission […]
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Public awareness of the importance of tax as a contribution to society increases especially in times of crisis. The trend towards greater transparency also means that tax has become an established part of sustainability reporting. With the adoption of the “GRI 207: Tax 2019” standard in December 2019, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defined for […]
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In late September 2022, initial details of the energy costs subsidy were published (see newsletter of 29 September 2022). The relevant guidelines themselves have not yet been published and are currently subject to review by the European Commission (notification procedure). Approval is expected in the coming days. According to the recent press release of the Austrian […]
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Due to the recent increase of the key ECB interest rate by 0.75%, changes to deferral interest, interest for suspension, claim interest (interest for subsequent payments and credits), appeal interest, as well as VAT interest have occurred. The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate with effect from 2 November 2022. Due to the automatic […]
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