After Climate Bonus End: Commuters Can Hope for New Funding

The climate bonus, introduced as compensation for the CO2 tax, will be abolished as part of budget consolidation. This measure means the loss of compensation for the Austrian population for the additional burdens caused by CO2 taxes on diesel, gasoline, and other fossil fuels.

Last Climate Bonus Payment

In the final payment in September 2024, adults received between 145 and 290 euros depending on their place of residence, with children receiving half of these amounts. Remarkably, hundreds of thousands of Austrians have still not collected their climate bonuses for the years 2022 to 2024 - up to 1,010 euros per person are still available at the Ministry of Climate Protection.

The abolition of the climate bonus saves the state budget about 2.1 billion euros in 2025 alone. Interestingly, since the introduction of the bonus, more than 4.1 billion euros have been returned to the population than was collected through CO2 taxes.

New Compensation for Commuters from 2026

For commuters, a partial compensation in the form of a new tax deduction is planned from 2026. This is to be granted in addition to the existing commuter allowance of up to 3,672 euros annually. However, Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) emphasizes that the details still need to be negotiated.

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