Financial crisis in Freising: City fights with a deficit with 40.5 million euros!

Financial crisis in Freising: City fights with a deficit with 40.5 million euros!

The financial Situation in Freising is tense and ensures concern among city headers and treasurers. The current budget consultations that started on Monday morning have made it clear that the forecasts of treasurer Johannes Hutter, who were already expressed at the end of 2023, are alarming. "Highly problematic" he described the situation. A deficit of 40.5 million euros in the administrative and asset budget leaves hardly any room for optimism.

Hutter made it clear that the coming years will not bring a positive turn in sight. In particular, trade tax revenue has proven to be inconsistent. Many companies are in an economically difficult situation and have reduced their advance payments, which meant that the originally employees had to be reduced to just 30 million euros.

Another critical point is the circular levy. For this, an amount of 41.8 million euros was set and the exact increase is not yet foreseeable. Mayor Tobias Eschenbacher expressed concerns about the district's debt burden compared to the city and found that this was a nationwide problem. While the debts were reduced in many counties, many municipalities, including Freising, have experienced massive debt growth.

rising personnel costs and consolidation applications

The personnel costs represent another large expenditure item. Hutter pointed out that 48 million euros are already planned for these expenses and that the trend is increasing. The current debt level is 130 million euros in worrying. Finance officer Monika Schwind appealed to the need to rethink: "We have to ask ourselves what we can afford, not what we want to afford." Your call before the consultations illustrates the urgency of the situation.

The Greens have also submitted an application for household consolidation, which has not yet been dealt with despite multiple inquiries. Susanne Günther from the Greens asked for more attention for the proposed proposals. Whether Eschenbacher countered that similar topics had already been discussed, but the misconduct remained about the treatment of the overall application.

There were also critical voices from the ranks of the SPD. Teresa Degelmann brought up that social issues should not be lost sight of, even if the financial options are limited. Rudi Schwaiger from the CSU addressed the burdens of the district levy and expressed that the pressure appears to be hardly portable due to possible increases by five percentage points.

The budget consultations will continue on Wednesday in a full -day session. In view of the current financial situation, it remains uncertain how the city of Freising can handle the challenges. The continuing discussions and the different views within the political bodies make the complexity of the situation clear, and citizens can be excited about the next steps and solutions.

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