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While the reform provides for an "integration phase" for immigrants and a new regulation for the staggered social assistance rates for children, which was annulled by the Constitutional Court in 2019,...weiterlesen »
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The law, which stipulates that the sale of smokable hemp products will only be possible in tobacconists from 2029, represents an "inexplicable discrimination" against hemp shops, which is effectively equivalent...weiterlesen »
A technical defect in a pipeline in the area of Kaiser-Ebersdorfer Straße during the night led to a partial failure of the district heating network in Vienna-Simmering on Wednesday. Currently, 25,000 households...weiterlesen »
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The domestic real estate market has started to recover this year. "Positive development, positive turnaround," said the CEO of the Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH) region at the real estate service...weiterlesen »
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The displacement of established eating habits by highly processed foods is a major driver of the globally increasing burden of diet-related chronic diseases, emphasize the 43 experts. They have examined,...weiterlesen »
The biggest price drivers were again energy and gastronomy. The costs for housing, water, and energy rose by 6.6 percent, while restaurants and hotels became 6.0 percent more expensive. Household energy...weiterlesen »
A new survey reveals how differently Austrians approach their Christmas shopping. From planners to spontaneous buyers, from AI assistance to gift refusal: shopping behavior is diverse – but clearly influenced...weiterlesen »
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The forecast for Christmas sales from the Institute for Retailing, Sales, and Marketing is based on a consumer survey and anticipates gift expenditures of about 2.35 billion euros this year. The previous...weiterlesen »
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The people of Vienna plan about four million visits to the capital's Christmas markets. 71 percent want to visit at least once, with many going once or twice and a quarter even weekly or more often. There...weiterlesen »
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A central point of contention is whether the flat tax for work during retirement should apply exclusively to employees, as proposed by Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ). The ÖVP, on the other hand,...weiterlesen »
Next year, the planned measures are expected to bring 270 million euros into the budget, and by 2029, additional revenues of 1.4 billion euros are anticipated through fraud prevention. The focus is on...weiterlesen »
The deadline for reviewing the Food Supply Security Act ended at the end of September. In the future, a regulation will allow stockpiling. In addition, the law provides for early information measures in...weiterlesen »
The government plans for hemp shops to have time for reorientation during a transition phase. To continue selling until the end of 2028, they need a "hemp license" from the monopoly administration. Additionally,...weiterlesen »
As reported by ORF, a former building materials warehouse of the insolvent dealer "Quester" in Heiligenstadt will be transformed into a novel and sustainable "ShoppingMall" called "Lügner City." This innovative...weiterlesen »
In the Chamber of Labor's online survey, the question "Why do you work part-time?" could be answered with multiple responses. For nearly a quarter of the respondents, the high professional workload was...weiterlesen »
Hidden price increases in the food trade are to be made more difficult and more severely punished. The federal government has agreed on a corresponding law to combat the so-called "shrinkflation," as it...weiterlesen »
The incident occurred around 5:30 PM. A 31-year-old is said to have stolen a perfume tester from a drugstore. When two store detectives stopped him, the Syrian national resisted. However, the suspect was...weiterlesen »
In hardly any other city in Europe are there more Advent and Christmas markets than in Vienna: This year, a total of 14 official Christmas markets with more than 900 stalls (including 180 food stalls)...weiterlesen »