New Development in Proposed Receipt Lottery
If the government draft passes unchanged, from October 2026, customers with their main residence in Austria can submit their receipts to the Ministry of Finance and participate in a lottery. Each month, 2,500 euros will be raffled one hundred times.
Receipt Lottery with Two Times 250,000 Euros?
Additionally, there will be two opportunities throughout the year to win 250,000 euros twice. The aim is to encourage consumers to demand their receipts, thereby increasing the tax discipline of businesses. The opposition parties FPÖ and Greens remained skeptical in the committee, although the draft was sent for review with their votes. Since receipts can be submitted either via the FinanzOnline app or by email, Green Party representative Elisabeth Götze questioned how the planned law aligns with the right to an analog life. FPÖ parliamentarian Arnold Schiefer also shared these concerns and wondered if the measure is currently the "right priority," according to parliamentary correspondence.
(APA/Red)
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