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Budget 2025: Diepholz is fighting millions of debt and projects!
Diepholz decides on a household with high debts for 2025. Mayor Marré emphasizes investments in education and infrastructure.
Budget 2025: Diepholz is fighting millions of debt and projects!
in Diepholz, the city is experiencing a financial turn: The city council has passed the budget for 2025 and a financial plan until 2028, which goes hand in hand with alarming debts of up to 30 million euros. The consequence of this decision is the approval of an initial borrowing of up to eight million euros. This project marks the end of a debt -free period for Diepholz and the urban politicians now have to face the serious financial situation, which according to Mayor Florian Marré is more challenging than ever. In the earnings budget, income of 40.3 million euros is forecast, while the expenditure increases to around 43.2 million euros, which leads to a shortfall of almost three million euros.
increasing investments and the challenges of the household
A particularly expensive project is the renovation of the elementary school on Hindenburgstrasse, the main payments of which are not due until 2026. In addition, the extensive renovation of public institutions as well as investments in schools and childcare burden the budget. A deficit of arithmetically almost 16 million euros in the financial budget due to high ongoing expenses must be financed by new loans. The CDU sees the budget as "balanced and future -oriented", while the SPD and other parties express reservations, in particular with regard to the constant lifting rates and the unclear handling of incorrect amounts.
In addition, a report of the Federal Center for Political Education The financial realities at European level are also relevant for the German context. The comparison of the net salary assets shows that Germany is one of the leaders in the European space in the event of assets, but also has a significant inequality. While the average net assets in Germany are 316,500 euros, the richest 10 % of households have over 56 % of total assets. This illustrates the challenges that municipal households such as Diepholz have to master while trying to progress and infrastructure at the same time.