ORF household tax

Because of address: OBS drives Viennese to despair

Only one ORF contribution obligation arises at one address. A Viennese couple is nevertheless asked to pay twice.

(Bild: Martin Jöchl)

The wife of Peter S. (name changed) has actually been paying the OBS contribution for many years. Nevertheless, the Viennese man himself received requests for payment for their shared residence. The address was to blame. The case seemed to be settled until letters fluttered into the house again.

Ms. S. contacted the ombudswoman back in September because she had not been able to resolve the matter with the Beitragsservice. A so-called ident address is to blame for the misery. This means that one and the same apartment has two different address designations. In this case, because the municipality of Vienna has changed street names.