Comeback for Repair Bonus "Planned Towards the End of the Year"

Currently, the repair bonus is undergoing an evaluation, informed the Ministry of Climate led by Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP) in a statement. As part of the budget planning for 2026, 30 million euros have been allocated annually for the repair bonus.

Funds for Repair Bonus Exhausted Since May

Due to high demand, the funds allocated for the repair bonus were already exhausted in May this year. Since the start of the funding in 2022, around 130 million euros from the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility were available for the repair bonus. Additional funds came from the federal government. So far, more than 1.7 million vouchers have been redeemed for the repair, service, or maintenance of their electrical and electronic devices and bicycles. Smartphones, dishwashers, washing machines, and coffee machines were particularly often repaired by the approximately 6,000 partner businesses.

The announced restart of the repair bonus is "good news for consumers and businesses alike," emphasized Manfred Denk, chairman of the Federal Trade and Crafts Division in the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ). The bonus has been very well received by consumers so far. Repairing is an important skill of trade and craft businesses. The repair bonus is "a good opportunity to make an important contribution to the circular economy and to better and more meaningful use of resources."

(APA/Red)

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