Austria’s parliamentary parties will receive €79.8 million in federal funding this year. The amount includes allocations for party financing, party academies, and parliamentary group funding. Compared to last year, the total increases by only about €81,000, as only parliamentary group funding will rise in 2026. The largest share goes to the FPÖ with €22.3 million, followed by the ÖVP with €20.9 million and the SPÖ with €17.7 million. Smaller amounts go to NEOS (€9.7 million) and the Die Grünen (€9.2 million).
Matznetter Instead of Hanel-Torsch: SPÖ Loses Women’s Bonus
The Social Democrats are losing out: Following the departure of future Vienna City Councilor Elke Hanel-Torsch, Christoph Matznetter will return to the National Council. As a result, the SPÖ’s share of women falls to 39 percent, meaning it no longer qualifies for the parliamentary group funding bonus granted to parties with at least 40 percent women. This will cost the party nearly €124,000 this year, Parliament confirmed calculations by APA. Meanwhile, parliamentary group funding will increase by 3.3 percent starting in July, in line with civil service salaries. According to parliamentary projections, approximately €29.8 million will be distributed in 2026. As the largest parliamentary party, the FPÖ will receive about €7.6 million, the ÖVP €7.4 million, the SPÖ €6.6 million, NEOS €4.1 million, and the Greens €4.0 million.
Party and Academy Funding Frozen
Party funding is normally adjusted for inflation. However, due to budgetary constraints, the coalition agreed in its government program to suspend indexation for this year. As a result, the total remains at €38 million: €11.6 million for the FPÖ, €10.6 million for the ÖVP, €8.5 million for the SPÖ, €3.9 million for NEOS, and €3.5 million for the Greens.
Funding for party academies also remains unchanged. Since 2024, a total of €12 million has been allocated annually. €3.1 million goes to the Freedom Party’s educational institute, €2.9 million to the ÖVP’s Campus Tivoli, and €2.6 million to the SPÖ’s Renner Institute. €1.7 million each is allocated to the Green Party academy FREDA and the NEOS Lab.
