Increase in charges

When waste, parking and water will become more expensive in Vienna

Parking, waste collection, water and sewerage (wastewater) are covered by the Valorization Act.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/M. Jöchl A. Schiel)

By law, Vienna must automatically increase municipal charges (sewerage, water, refuse collection, parking) if the consumer price index exceeds a certain threshold by the summer. There are two ways to prevent this increase. 

The turn of the year is usually the time when taxes go up. However, the decision to do so is made much earlier. This is also the case with Vienna's municipal charges. Here it falls in the summer.

Will water, wastewater and waste disposal charges as well as parking prices (parking stickers, parking permits) go up in January 2025? The city blacks, who reject this, are firmly assuming this.