Energy prices explode: Austrian households before financial concerns!

Energy prices explode: Austrian households before financial concerns!

In 2025, Austrian households are faced with dramatic price increases in electricity and gas. kosmo.at reports that the end of the electricity price brake and high-increasing network costs for many families could lead to an increase in energy costs by up to 800 euros per year. The e-control warns that this could be particularly critical for people with a narrow budget. Peter Kostelka, President of the Pensioners' Association, is concerned about the financial challenges that follow such price increases and demands a fairer distribution of network costs. In addition, the increase in health insurance contributions planned by the FPÖ and ÖVP is criticized as an additional burden for pensioners.

increasing burdens for households and loss of income

At the same time, many German households have to expect a decline in their net income from 2025. The Institute of German Economy in Cologne has determined that in particular for health and care insurance, as well as an increased CO₂ price a lot Households worsen. Despite the planned tax relief by the former traffic light coalition, which should only apply retrospectively, these measures are not sufficient to alleviate the new financial burdens.

Singles and single parents in particular are strongly hit, while families with children cut a little better. The agreed increases of the basic allowances and child benefit will not come into force in time, which the group of vulnerable households further puts pressure on. Experts demand faster implementation of these measures in order to counter the increasing living costs. The combination of increasing energy costs in Austria and loss of income in Germany shows that many people in the DACH region are faced with challenging financial times.