From 9 to 20 cents

Increased beer deposit – who is the secret winner?

The deposit on beer bottles increased from nine to 20 cents on February 2.(Bild: curtbauer/stockadobe.at)

At the beginning of February, the deposit on returnable glass bottles of beer increased from nine to 20 cents. Krone+ took a look at who is being asked to pay the eleven cent difference. The surprise: it is precisely these payers who will ultimately benefit from the change. Plus: How to earn money with a crate of beer!

For a long time, it remained a secret when the deposit on returnable glass bottles of beer would be raised. There was no question that it would have to go up. In the end, it rose by eleven cents to a total of 20 cents. Why wasn't a uniform deposit of 25 cents raised straight away? "That was the subject of the negotiations. In the end, everyone was able to agree on 20 cents," says Florian Berger, Managing Director of the Brewers' Association.