Explode prices: Fees for passports and driver's licenses climb dramatically!
Explode prices: Fees for passports and driver's licenses climb dramatically!
From July 2025, the citizens of Austria must prepare for considerable fees. Among other things, this affects important documents such as the passport and the driver's license. According to 5 minutes, the price for a passport will increase from currently 75.90 euros to 112 euros, while the driver's license will cost 90 euros in the future, instead of the previous 60.50 euros. The vehicle approval is also becoming more expensive, with an increase from 105 euros to 178 euros.
In addition to these changes, the fee for a name change is raised to 567 euros, while the costs for the awarding of citizenship increase to 1,448 euros. The application for citizenship will cost 163 euros in the future. Further increases concern the weapon pass (175 euros) and the gun ownership card (110 euros). The fee for marriage is also increased from 50 euros to 74 euros.criticism and support for the increases
The government parties ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS support these fees as a necessary step to cope with current crises. The last parliamentary hurdle was taken in the Federal Council on May 27, 2025, which paved the way for the new tariffs. However, criticism comes from the opposition, in particular from the Greens and the FPÖ, which classify these measures as anti -social and thus denounce the financial burden of citizens.
measures against inflation
In the context of the fee increases, the Austrian government already presented a package of measures against inflation on August 30, 2023, which includes a rental price lid and a fee brake. This is intended to reduce the average inflation by -0.4 percentage points, whereby the rental price lid is intended to dampen the price increase, especially for tenant households. The aim of these measures is to reduce inflation in 2024 to 2026 by a total of 0.4 percentage points.
The rental price lid will limit the annual rent increase to a maximum of 5 % and affects almost 1.7 million tenant households in Austria. The fee brake stipulates that municipalities receive a grant of 150 million euros in order to avoid increases in fees. However, it is pointed out that fees for garbage, wastewater and water make up less than 0.7 % of the average budget levies.
In summary, it becomes clear that the upcoming fee increases cannot be viewed in isolation. They are related to wider government measures for combating inflation and show the challenge that many households are facing.| Details | |
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