District levy 2025: Agree after hours of negotiations!

District levy 2025: Agree after hours of negotiations!

A groundbreaking agreement between the district administrator Peter von der Grün and the mayor is emerging! After an intensive three -hour meeting of the district committee, a current budget for 2025 was presented with a circumference of around 155 million euros. The new rate for the district levy was set to 52.5 percent, which could prove as a significant step for the financial situation of the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, provided the district council agrees in the coming week, as the Augsburger General reported. However, the mayors are critical because they had hoped for more accommodating at the meeting.

growing challenges for municipal finances

In the municipality of Herford, District Administrator Jürgen Müller describes the alarming financial situation: The municipality is faced with steadily increasing costs, which are caused by new legal requirements and inadequate financing by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In a joint position paper, the cities and municipalities are calling for adequate support from the state in order to be able to cope with central tasks, such as municipal heat planning and infrastructure measures, the Westphalia Blatt .

The circular levy is under pressure: in the past eight years it has a astronomically increased from 129.3 million euros to 178.4 million euros. This significantly presses the budget situation of the municipalities. In order to avoid a “clearing of social achievements”, the political decision -makers rely on a balanced household and are looking for savings opportunities. In this tense situation, additional challenges in the field of youth welfare and integration assistance are to be mastered, which mean further financial burdens.