According to Criticism: Ortstaxe in Vienna Comes Later – and Is Lower

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The Vienna hotels and guesthouses have to pay less local tax than planned by the city of Vienna. The - now much more moderate - adjustment does not apply from December, but only after the song contest from July 2026 and then continues to rise in 2027.

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The city of Vienna reacts to the criticism of the planned increase in the local tax from 1 December 2025: It is now shifted to the years 2026 and 2027 and is also slightly reduced. The industry is relieved.

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Vienna moves the planned local tax increase to 2026 and implements it step by step. The industry is relieved.

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The planned increase of the local tax in Vienna has provided for proper criticism. Now a concrete plan has been established to implement it. Only recently it was announced that Vienna plans to increase local tax rates in order to reduce the city's debt mountain. This will generate around 81 million euros in additional funding. However, this project provides criticism from the Austrian Hotel Association (ÖHV) and the Vienna Chamber of Commerce. M…

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The increase is also lower than planned: instead of 8.5 percent of the fee for the stay, only five percent are to be paid at first.

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VIENNA. Specifically, this means that the local tax will now be raised from 3.2 to 5 percent on 1 July 2026.