E-card service fee: Austrians often pay too much!

E-card service fee: Austrians often pay too much!

A look at the annual service fee for the E-Card shows that many Austrians are not aware that they are deducted from the salary every month. This fee will be due on November 15, and many do not notice because it is often billed together with the Christmas bonus. According to 5 minutes , the service fee has been collected since November 15, 2005 and adapted annually. The current fee increased from 10 euros in the early years to 13.80 euros.

who has to pay and why?

This fee applies not only to employees, but also to apprentices and people with certain support in the event of incapacity to work. Employers are legally obliged to maintain and pay the service fee on the deadline for all employees who are insured with health insurance. This also includes free employees and trainees, while marginal employees are excluded. How