Tag: financial equalization
Why the SPD’s big old debt plan will fail
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor held out the prospect of federal aid for debt relief for local authorities. (Photo: AP) Berlin A few days ago, Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave a speech…
Federal and state governments reach mini-agreement on refugee costs
From left: Markus Söder, Prime Minister of Bavaria (CSU), Bodo Ramelow, Prime Minister of Thuringia (Die Linke), Dietmar Woidke, Prime Minister of Brandenburg (SPD), Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin…
“Unworthy bargaining” – What the dispute over the refugee costs is about
Berlin The numbers speak for themselves: far more people sought refuge in Germany last year than in the peak year of the refugee crisis in 2015. According to the Federal…
States are on a confrontational course with the federal government
Berlin Shortly before the refugee summit in the Chancellery, the 16 federal states agreed on their own concept for future refugee financing. In it they call for a per capita…
States are on a confrontational course with the federal government
Berlin Shortly before the refugee summit in the Chancellery, the 16 federal states agreed on their own concept for future refugee financing. In it they call for a per capita…
Countries present their own concept for refugee financing
refugees A refugee settlement in Brück in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district. (Photo: dpa) Shortly before the refugee summit, the 16 federal states agreed on their own concept for future refugee financing.…
How the federal states pile up mountains of debt through the back door
Berlin The pot should “have it all”, announced the new state government, and it has. The new climate special fund of the city of Berlin is to comprise up to…
Municipalities incorrectly bill the federal government for housing and heating costs
Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil visiting a job center The Federal Court of Auditors accuses the minister of negligence in spending control. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Berlin When it comes…
The Progress Coalition can only be successful together with the federal states
The federal government is debating the 2024 budget. Expenditure and income diverge. Should the sensitive federal-state financial relationships serve as a quarry for consolidation? Apparently yes, according to the traffic…
Countries bunker local transport money in the amount of 4.6 billion
commuter train The states are responsible for local transport, but demand a lot of money from the federal government. (Photo: IMAGO/Frank Sorge) Berlin The budget politicians of the traffic light…
How the states exempt the federal government
Federal Audit Office Sharp criticism of the financial management of the federal and state governments comes from the authority in Bonn. (Photo: IMAGO/Dominik Bund) Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors…
The federal government sees the responsibility of the states
DB regional express The federal government refuses to talk to the states every year about how high the ticket price should be. (Photo: imago/Ralph Peters) Berlin The federal government refuses…
The federal government should not take on old municipal debts unconditionally
>>iOS The state of Hesse has taken on debt itself in order to replace the cash advances of its municipalities. They only have to contribute a personal contribution of 25…
States and municipalities are demanding more money
Refugee accommodation in Berlin Cities and municipalities warn of overloading. (Photo: imago/Christian Mang) Berlin A few days before the refugee summit, a dispute broke out at Federal Interior Minister Nancy…
How federal, state and local governments are undermining federalism
Berlin Shortly before Christmas, Bundestag Vice President Yvonne Magwas brought the 3,600 residents the good news: “Bad Elster can tackle the expansion of the gym,” emblazoned above the constituency announcement…
Bavaria receives the most funding from the federal government
Berlin After a year of dispute, the federal and state governments have agreed in principle on how they want to promote the expansion of the fiber optic network in uneconomic…
Now the federal states have to deliver
Berlin The meeting between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Prime Minister ended as usual for such rounds: with a money commitment from the federal government to the states. Whether for…
Relief: price brake, 49-euro ticket – results of the country conference
Prime Ministers Conference Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (2nd from left, SPD), Stephan Weil (l, SPD), Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, and Hendrik Wüst (2nd from right, CDU), Prime Minister of…
Relief: price brake, 49-euro ticket – results of the country conference
Berlin The federal and state governments are largely in agreement on how they want to relieve consumers and companies in the face of high energy prices and inflation. This emerges…
Price brakes, refugee aid, 49 euro ticket – the federal and state governments largely agree on relief
Berlin The federal and state governments are largely in agreement on how they want to relieve consumers and companies in the face of high energy prices and inflation. This emerges…