Rhineland-Palatinate: Landtag advises over 50 billion euros in household!

Rhineland-Palatinate: Landtag advises over 50 billion euros in household!

In Rhineland-Palatinate, the state parliament is currently in focus, since the final consultations about a double budget of around 50.7 billion euros take place. The red-green-yellow state government plans to make expenses of EUR 50.7 billion for income of EUR 49.3 billion for 2025 and 2026. In order to close this gap, 1.2 billion euros are to be removed from the reserves in the coming year, while in 2026 a loan of 363 million euros is to be taken, as finance minister Doris Ahnen (SPD) explained. A central aspect of the household is the upper and security sector- a total of 1,900 new jobs are planned, including 1,173 in schools in order to promote inclusion and all-day care, the Tagesschau

North Rhine-Westphalia adopted record budget

In the meantime, the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament plans to adopt a record budget for 2025 with expenditure of 105.5 billion euros, which represents an increase of almost three billion compared to the previous year. An essential part of this household is a massive increase in investments in the education sector, which is to be raised by almost three billion euros to almost 42 billion euros. In addition, the country will first provide 250 million euros for the old debt regulation of the municipalities in order to relieve them financially. Meanwhile, oppositional votes are calling for an extensive investment package for the renovation of schools and supporting a climate -neutral transformation, such as the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported.

Local financial policy is the focus of both federal states, while Rhineland-Palatinate wants to support the municipalities more with the municipal financial equalization, North Rhine-Westphalia also receives considerable funds to stabilize its local finances. In both cases, the opposition's reaction is considerable, which demands higher expenses for education and social programs to meet the current challenges.