Paused the repair bonus: Return in 2025 promised!

Paused the repair bonus: Return in 2025 promised!

After the temporary stop of the repair bonus in Austria, there is an effort at the political level to bring the program back this year. Agriculture Minister Norbert Tettschnig has announced that the repair bonus, which has benefited and adapted for the repair of electrical devices and bicycles since April 2022. The minister emphasizes that this support step does not mean the end of the program and that it wants to work in the upcoming budget negotiations.

The repair bonus was discontinued at the end of May due to the complete exploitation of the funding of a total of 130 million euros from EU and federal funds. This happened with immediate effect, so that no new repair bons have been able to be requested since then. Bongain already redeemed keep their validity and must be used by the participating partner companies within three weeks. Around 6,000 companies across Austria are currently part of this program, which was very popular.

popularity and use of the repair bonus

Since the start of the program, private individuals have redeemed around 1.7 million two - especially for the repair of smartphones, dishwasher, washing machines, coffee machines and bicycles. Especially with regard to bicycle security, the bonus was considered extremely important. Studies show that security deficiencies are found in 95 percent of the service cases. This statistics underline the importance of repairs for the circular economy and the strengthening of regional value chains. Vienna.at reports that the repair bonus for promotion sustainable practices are viewed.

There is still no specific date for the resumption of the funding program, but a return is still expected for 2025. bmluk.gv.at emphasizes that the program not only for electronic devices and bicycles, but also for the repair not electronic parts of these devices applies. The funding is 50 percent of the gross costs of the repair, but a maximum of 200 euros.

Although the program is currently exposed to, there is hope for a resumption to continue to support sustainable repairs. The promotion should not only make repairs easier and more accessible, but also create incentives to improve the lifespan of devices. Austria.gv.at adds that the owners 'owners' authorized or lent or rented devices do not have to be funded.