Less evidence, more environment: government lowers bureaucracy for companies!

Less evidence, more environment: government lowers bureaucracy for companies!

On March 12, 2025, the Austrian government in the Minister Council decided to have an important SME package that is intended to bring significant relief for companies. Rainer Treelik, chairman of the federal division trade in the Austria Chamber of Commerce, was pleased with the abolition of the prohibition of receipts for small amounts of up to 35 euros. This is not only a step towards bureaucracy relief, but also considerable progress in environmental protection. Industries such as bakeries, transformers and the food retail trade, which have to deal with a variety of small transactions, particularly benefit from it. According to Trefelik, the elimination of the obligation to creation in transformers could save up to 437 tons of paper annually, which corresponds to a saving of around 310,000 kg of CO₂, such as ots.at reported.

Another aspect of the decided medium-sized company package is the demand for the fixed description of the 15-product group regulation in a permanent right. Current companies are currently allowed to run up to 15 product groups in their registration cash registers by the end of 2025. A leak of this regulation would force many companies to buy new, expensive goods management systems. Therefore, Treffelik pleads for a quick adjustment to minimize the operational effort and further reduce bureaucracy. In addition to the Austrian relief package, the publication of the fourth bureaucracy relief law (BEG IV) was also apparent in Germany, which pursues similar goals, as Quellen: