Financial bonds: Korb fights against bureaucratic hurdles in 2025!

Mayor Jochen Müller clearly described the financial challenges of the municipality in 2025. In his presentation, he compares the current situation with the main character from "Gullivers travel", which underlines the large number of bureaucratic hurdles with which the municipality is confronted. The budget equalization for 2025 is considered not possible, which also tightens the situation. Müller describes the problems as a cumulative, similar to small cords that form a bondage that restricts the financial agility of the municipality, such as ZVW.de reported.

The financial difficulties that not only the basket, but many municipalities are faced with, affect a variety of cost types that have risen considerably in recent years. District Administrator Christoph Rüther from Paderborn has raised the alarm due to the current budget situation. The costs for the district of Paderborn rose from EUR 168.12 million in 2018 to 225.39 million euros in 2024. In the past 13 years, the landscape levy has more than doubled, from 52 million euros in 2011 to 111.4 million euros in 2024. In particular, integration assistance was identified as a significant cost driver, with both the district and the municipalities being asked to pay. The largest cost factors can be found in the social sector, in the youth field and in the financing of the staff. According to kommunal.de it is in particular the increasing costs in the youth field caused by higher standards of the federal government law. A legal claim to a daycare center also leads to higher expenses for the municipalities.

claims of the municipalities

The development of the key allocations by the country also contradicts the increasing costs, which further affects the financial situation of the municipalities. In order to meet these challenges, District Administrator Christoph Rüther and the Mayor formulated nine demands. These include:

• integration assistance should be appropriately financed by the state and the federal government.
• stronger support in accommodation and support for refugees.
• revision of the instruments of civil allowance.
• Changes in the municipal finance law in NRW, including an approach for renewable energies.
• Financial through the Federal Law for Open All -day school to the municipalities.
• Ensuring the affiliation of care costs.
• reduction of the municipal share in childcare.
• reduction of the high legal standards and performance extensions.
• flat rates instead of small -loving grants to strengthen municipal self -government.