Just adding this here for anyone not following the automatic online renewal thread:
This data point suggests that the 33% fee increase is meant to incentivize online applications/renewals going forward, and as long as applications are submitted online there shouldn’t be any:
The fees for points ii, iii, v, vi, vii, viii and xiii are reduced by 25 % when applications are submitted through a digital channel.
(From the source Chris linked in the first post, translated with DeepL.)
In other words, since GV applications are submitted digitally in most cases, I don’t expect there to be any fee increase at this point for most applicants.