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The Austrian government is giving 500 euros dearness allowance to its citizens.
Interestingly, the deceased can also take advantage of this scheme.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created an energy crisis in Europe.
Vienna: Europe is facing an energy crisis after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In such a situation, a very strange phenomenon is being seen in Austria that the dead are also getting help from the state to face the rising prices. Austria is paying 500 euros ($500) as inflation allowance to every adult living in the country for the past six months.
Environment ministry spokeswoman Martina Stemmer told AFP it means people who have died but are still in the taxpayer’s database are receiving payments, and “it is not legally possible to recover their payments.” “
The families of some of the deceased have expressed their surprise at the assistance being received by the state government through the press. This disclosure has acted to ‘set the fire on fire’ in the dispute over payment.
“Climate bonuses” or “climate bonuses” were originally issued to distribute money to consumers from carbon taxes on pollutants. But the rise in energy costs in Europe due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to inflation. To deal with inflation in the country, the government had increased the amount of help.
Liberal opposition Neos on Wednesday called for reform of the system, saying it was a “waste of taxpayers’ money, which is not only filling the pockets of the high earners, but also going to the graves of the dead.”
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tags: europe, inflation, russia ukraine war
First Published: September 15, 2022, 05:30 IST
