The budget situation in Marzlingen has been immensely tense for the third year in a row. Every euro has to be turned over several times; large expenditures are no longer possible.
Trade tax slumps due to and after the corona pandemic and more and more tasks that are being passed on to the municipalities by the federal and state governments cost a lot of money. The community can currently only survive the year with a recently drawn down loan, which still comes from previous years. But taking on further debt, which would also be approved by the legal supervisory authority, is virtually impossible due to the current debt situation, says Josef Nießl, budget consultant for the municipality. "You have too little to live on – and too much to starve to death," says Nieussl. "700,000 euros for a community of this size is depressing," he adds, "What they can invest is very pitiful.'