The prerequisite for EKZ 2 is a result 40% below 2021, when half the country was in lockdown for more than 190 days. ÖHV-Veit is calling for an exception for these sectors.
Vienna (OTS) – The joy in the hotel industry about the black-green agreement on the energy cost subsidy 2 was only short-lived. Because many leading companies are practically excluded from it from the outset. The background: The operating result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization must be 40% lower than in 2021 – the record lockdown year with more than 190 closing days. “Everyone in the government should be aware of this,” says Walter Veit, President of the Austrian Hoteliers Association, stating that companies relied on the government: “Many relied on the energy cost subsidy 2.”
Veit calls for a different reference year for lockdown industries
It is unclear why the government decided to do this anyway: “The entire sector, including cable cars and thermal baths, is being left out in the cold with record energy costs. These are all leading companies in their regions, from which many families make their living.” Companies now have to tighten their belts and reduce costs: “Everyone is trying to keep their employees. What remains is to reduce investments. “In a recession, this is not the best thing for the economy,” Veit warns of the economic consequences and calls for a different reference criterion for lockdown industries: “2019, the last year before the crisis, could work as a reference year. Objectively justified exceptions are also compliant with EU law.”
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