Electricity, fees, deposit

City government increases fees for Graz stallholders

Jürgen Katter-Wolf runs the Steira-Box on Jakominiplatz.(Bild: Christian Jauschowetz)

Graz must save money. This is to be achieved with a new budget plan, which will be adopted on Thursday and which, among other things, will ask sausage and chestnut vendors to pay. They are also confronted with rising electricity prices and the new bottle deposit.

From 2025, kiosks and stalls in Graz will pay exactly 34.45 euros per month and square meter in "Zone A". However, it looks like another ten percent will be added to this: the double budget, which will be adopted on Thursday, provides for an increase to 37.90 euros. In addition to inflation and the introduction of disposable deposits, this is another burden that sausage vendors and the like will have to shoulder.