Austria: Council of Ministers approves the new income tax treaty with Japan

Austria’s Council of Ministers approved, on 11 March 2026, the start of negotiations for an amending protocol to the 1978 income and capital tax treaty with Malta. The new protocol is being negotiated to fix a tax issue for aviation staff and

Austria’s Ministry of Finance has opened a public consultation on 11 March 2026 on a draft bill that would cut the value-added tax (VAT) on selected staple foods from 10% to 4.9%. The reduction is part of the government’s 2026 reform measures

Austria has published the Ordinance titled “Regulation of the Federal Minister of Finance on implementing provisions for the Minimum Taxation Act (MinBestG Implementing Regulation)” on 30 December 2025. This regulation establishes the

Austria has issued an official promulgation notice concerning the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information pursuant to the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF MCAA) on 29 January 2026. Under the

Austria has gazetted Law No. 17/2026 on 29 January 2026, giving effect to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Information Returns (GIR MCAA). The agreement, originally signed by

Austria has published two multilateral agreements in its Official Gazette to strengthen international tax reporting on 29 January 2026. Law No. 17/2026 introduces the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Information Returns Agreement (GIR MCAA),