Northern Saxony in financial distress: Urgent resolution to the state government!

Northern Saxony in financial distress: Urgent resolution to the state government!

Urgently needed help for Northern Saxony

In a dramatic situation, the district of North Saxony, under the leadership of District Administrator Kai Emanuel, sent a resolution to the newly elected Saxon state government. The financial situation in Saxony is catastrophic: a budget deficit of at least 500 million euros weighs on the districts. This disturbing news was reported by Blick.de announced and shows that North Saxony is not alone; The Bautzen district council also recently turned to the state government with a similar resolution.

District Administrator Emanuel warns that the existing financial resources are not sufficient to fulfill the district's basic tasks and is pushing for a sustainable solution to the massive financial problems. The demands include an immediate stop to the transfer of new tasks by the federal and state governments, as this would further aggravate the situation. According to the resolution, Northern Saxony is currently not in a position to draw up an approved budget, which puts the municipalities in an even more precarious situation. In order to continue to ensure the necessary mandatory tasks in the future, the district council has even agreed to take out loans of up to 165 million euros landkreis-nordsachsen.de informed.

The situation is highly explosive and shows the urgent need for measures by the new state government to restore municipal performance in northern Saxony. “Whoever orders has to pay!” said Emanuel, who continues to fight for the rights of the district.