Digital Receipt from 2026: What Changes for Customers and Businesses

A cash register package initiated by the government on Wednesday is expected to bring an end to the "paper economy." At the center of this is the digital receipt, which is not intended to completely replace the paper receipt and is also a voluntary measure. The aim of the measure is to relieve companies and create more legal certainty, said Finance State Secretary Barbara Eibinger-Miedl (ÖVP) after the cabinet meeting.

Digital Receipt to Eliminate "Paper Economy"

The cash register package fulfills "long-standing demands of the economy for more practical relevance," it was said. In addition to the digital receipt, which is to apply from October 2026, it also includes the permanent anchoring of the 15-product group regulation and the increase of the cold hands regulation. The sales limit will be increased from 30,000 to 45,000 euros, which is a long-overdue inflation adjustment. This measure will apply from the beginning of 2026.

State Secretary Josef Schellhorn (NEOS), responsible for reducing bureaucracy, also praised the measures and emphasized the freedom of choice with the digital receipt.

(APA/Red)

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