(1) Unless otherwise laid down in the context of this Federal Act, the costs incurred in holding the election shall be borne by the municipalities. In due compensation thereof, the Federal Authority shall pay to municipalities a fixed amount of 0,67 Euro for each person entitled to vote, and a fixed amount of .0,92 Euro in elections with a necessary second round of voting.

(2) The compensation amount set forth in paragraph 1 shall increase or decrease, starting from January 1st2012, based on the annual change in the consumer price index 2010published by the federal institute Statistics Austria or the consumer price index replacing it, in comparison with the index figure published for January 2011, with changes in the index not being taken into account unless the index figure published for January 2011, or the index figure subsequently replacing it, for measuring changes in the compensation amount, have been exceeded by ten percent or more. If the compensation amount changes, it shall be rounded to full eurocents and published in the Federal Law Gazette.

(3) The fixed compensation amounts shall be paid to the provincial governors within two years after Election Day. The provincial governors shall transfer these amounts to the municipalities without delay. Even if an adjustment pursuant to paragraph 2 was made after the election, the compensation amount valid at the time of the election shall be applicable.

(4) The compensation amount for the municipality of Vienna shall be remitted by the Federal Minister of the Interior within the time period mentioned in paragraph 3.