Wiesbaden. The Hessian State Budget 2025 is in dry towels. The budget was adopted in the state parliament with the voices of the black and red government factions. The rest of the house voted against it. For a long time, the figures in times of crisis had been disputed. Among other things, the opposition criticized the grip of the state government in the reserves. In addition, the budget will be consolidated at the expense of the municipalities and the state officials. Among other things, the state government wants to save around 180 million euros with a four -month shift of a salary increase for the officials. In the municipal financial equalization, less money should flow than expected. Finance Minister Alexander Lorz (CDU) summed up with a view of the economic weakness of Germany and exertion of tax revenue, the household in 2025 is concerned with a lot and the budget 2026 will do so at least as. “We currently have to assume a consolidation requirement of over two billion euros,” explained Lorz. The constitutional changes decided by the Bundestag and the Federal Council would help in the coming years. “The new special fund for infrastructure investments and the expanded possibility of borrowing for the countries give us a little more air to breathe and at the same time give a clear growth impulse,” added the minister. However, the financial package should neither be seen as a license for uninhibited debt making nor misunderstood as a fundamental abolition of the debt brake. As a key point in the 2025 budget, the Ministry of Finance named total expenditure of 38.1 billion euros and income of just over 36.3 billion euros. The bottom line is that the planned new debt is 670 million euros. The general reserves are almost completely dissolved at around 500 million euros. According to the finance minister, the debt brake is observed. (dpa)
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