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not austrian but I live in austria. at first I was like, okay, higher inflation post covid like everything else, but now at this point where I see prices still

not austrian but I live in austria. at first I was like, okay, higher inflation post covid like everything else, but now at this point where I see prices still rising, it's starting to just feel like a blatant cash grab HOWEVER, i will add - what do people expect when you give everyone 500 extra EUR a year via this klima bonus? how is that supposed to reduce inflation? my guess is the grocery chains are leaning into this

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piecerough 3y ago
What is this klima bonus?
- ethbr1 3y ago
  https://www.klimabonus.gv.at/en/ https://www.klimabonus.gv.at/en/
- KeplerBoy 3y ago
  It's a nice little scheme that incentivizes saving CO2. There's a CO2 tax on gas and other fossil fuels, part of this tax revenue is then, once a year, distributed back to taxpayers. The idea is that people who don't consume a lot of fossil fuel earn money through this scheme, while those who user above average pay more than what they get back. Of course this is not well communicated from the gov and random cash appearing in everyone's account can accelerate the already high inflation.
  - Scoundreller 3y ago
    Bit of a fail to do it once yearly. Quarterly or monthly would make more sense…
  - Thorrez 3y ago
    That's also going to increase the price of goods due to the CO2 tax on goods production and distribution. But with the klima distribution it evens out. People who consume more will lose and people who consume less will win.
    - vjerancrnjak 3y ago
      KlimaBonus is made in such a way that people who consume more get more.
      - Thorrez 3y ago
        It looks like it's designed so that people who live in the country get more, not necessarily those who consume more. Within a region, everyone gets the same amount. So within a region, those who consume less win, and those who consume more lose.
harha 3y ago
That’s what you get when the population loves to be dependent on their government.

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piecerough 3y ago

What is this klima bonus?

ethbr1 3y ago
https://www.klimabonus.gv.at/en/ https://www.klimabonus.gv.at/en/
KeplerBoy 3y ago
It's a nice little scheme that incentivizes saving CO2. There's a CO2 tax on gas and other fossil fuels, part of this tax revenue is then, once a year, distributed back to taxpayers. The idea is that people who don't consume a lot of fossil fuel earn money through this scheme, while those who user above average pay more than what they get back. Of course this is not well communicated from the gov and random cash appearing in everyone's account can accelerate the already high inflation.
- Scoundreller 3y ago
  Bit of a fail to do it once yearly. Quarterly or monthly would make more sense…
- Thorrez 3y ago
  That's also going to increase the price of goods due to the CO2 tax on goods production and distribution. But with the klima distribution it evens out. People who consume more will lose and people who consume less will win.
  - vjerancrnjak 3y ago
    KlimaBonus is made in such a way that people who consume more get more.
    - Thorrez 3y ago
      It looks like it's designed so that people who live in the country get more, not necessarily those who consume more. Within a region, everyone gets the same amount. So within a region, those who consume less win, and those who consume more lose.

harha 3y ago

That’s what you get when the population loves to be dependent on their government.