Budget debate in Nagold: Record investments despite new debts!

Budget debate in Nagold: Record investments despite new debts!

In Nagold it is bubbling, and financially! In the recent meeting of the municipal council, a budget was discussed, which has a minus of around 6.8 million euros. Despite this imbalance, impressive 78 million euros in income is to be generated for 2025. But the expenses clearly exceed this sum, as the Black Forest messenger The biggest investment, the general renovation of the Zeller School, has a proud 11 million euros.

urgent financial challenges

Financial Mayor Hagen Breitling said that the city must also expect an unbroken negative trend for 2024, since the financial requirement increased by 2.3 million euros due to tariff increases. Another 3.3 million euros are added by a raised circular levy, which significantly limits Nagold's ability to act, such as the Neckar-chronik . The city has to raise up to 16.1 million euros for the district of Calw.

In order to be able to cover the grown expenses and continue to be able to cope with the ongoing tasks, new debt is now inevitable. Breitling mentions that investments of a total of 70 million euros are planned by 2027, although 15.9 million euros are already provided as new debt for 2024. This testifies to a tense financial state of the city, which makes future plans in urban business a risky undertaking.