The traditional 0,75-litre bottle of wine as we know it is thought to have been invented by the French emperor Napoleon. Austrian wine producers also completely moved across to the 0,75 litre-bottles after the wine scandal in 1985. The “Groszer Wein” winery in the Einsenberg district of Burgenland, however, has decided to go back to […]
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350,000 Austrians are alcoholics
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Five percent of all Austrians – 350,000 people above the age of 16 – are addicted to alcohol. According to a current survey of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), this meant direct medical costs of around 375 million Euros in 2011. Indirect costs of chronic diseases like early retirement, absence from work etc. are […]
Car fuel prices rise further
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The price for petrol keeps increasing, new figures show. Motorists’ association ÖAMTC announced that one litre of diesel fuel cost 1.473 Euros on average yesterday (Tues). The organisation pointed out this was a significant increase compared to last Friday’s average price of 1.439 Euros per litre, let alone to prices 10 years ago. One litre […]
The head of a cut-price petrol station company has revealed expansion plans. Free Energy Trading (FE) boss Markus Friesacher said today (Weds) his enterprise started constructing a new no-frills service station in Slovenia. It is the first time that FE gets active abroad. The company currently manages 30 low-cost petrol stations across Austria. Customers pay […]
Car petrol prices approach all-time peak
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Car fuel costs nearly 10 per cent more than at the beginning of the year, a motorists association has claimed.Car club ÖAMTC announced today (Thurs) that one litre of car petrol cost up to 9.5 per cent more at the moment than it did in early January. The organisation pointed out that the recently introduced […]
Diesel fuel price hits new high
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Motorists’ unions are infuriated as petrol prices continue to soar.Car club Arbö said today (Thurs) one litre of diesel fuel cost an average 1.138 Euros in Austria as of this morning.”This is the highest price in two years,” the body pointed out, adding that a further rise was expected for next year when mineral oil […]
VCÖ makes 350mn kerosene tax call
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Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) officials have claimed Austria was losing out on around 350 million Euros of annual revenues by not charging taxes on kerosene.VCÖ expert Martin Blum branded the situation an “indirect subsidisation of the aviation industry.”Blum said today (Weds) the government would garner around 355 million Euros per year if it decided to […]
The prices of petrol and diesel-fuel in Austria are lower than the EU average, the Economics Ministry said today (Fri).The averge price of a litre of Eurosuper 95 petrol in Austria on 8 March had been 1.143 Euros, compared to the EU average of 1.295 Euros, a difference of 15.21 cents a litre.In addition, the […]
VCÖ deplores boom in SUV sales
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By Lisa ChapmanThe Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) has criticised this year’s boom in registrations of gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles (SUVs).VCÖ said today (Weds) the number of registrations of SUVs had increased year on year by 22.5 per cent in 2009. There was an increase of only 8.0 per cent for all cars.It said the biggest […]