The dispute over the increase in the license fee continues.
The CDU in Saxony-Anhalt does not want to agree and is putting the coalition peace at risk.
Are new negotiations coming?
After the state governments
had approved
a new
state treaty
to increase the
broadcasting
fee, it is now the turn of the parliaments.
The largest parliamentary group in
Saxony-Anhalt
, the
CDU *
, is against the monthly increase of 86 cents.
Criticism comes from all over
Germany
.
The search for a solution is in full swing.
Update from December 1, 2:10 p.m.:
Risk
with the
AfD
against an
increase in broadcasting fees
and the government coalition?
Or break an election promise?
The CDU in Saxony-Anhalt is facing a dilemma (see first report).
The
CSU-led Bavaria
wants to
quickly close
the now devised way out
: The impending
blockade of Saxony-Anhalt
in the increase of the radio license in Germany without renewed negotiations does not meet with any understanding in the Free State.
“There is only hopp or top.
There will be no renegotiation from a Bavarian perspective, ”said
State Chancellor Florian Herrmann
(CSU) on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting in Munich.
From a Bavarian perspective, the
planned increase of 86 cents is
appropriate and necessary.
"That is a moderate increase and not a big gulp from the bottle," said Herrmann.
Even with this increase,
public broadcasting will have to make
further savings.
Radio license fee showdown in Saxony-Anhalt: Will Haseloff's coalition of AfD cooperation collapse?
Initial report: Magdeburg
- When the state governments decide something, it is sometimes celebrated as a breakthrough - but the parliaments in
Germany
usually still have a say.
Even if the government factions often use their majority to support the decision of their own government, things can turn out differently.
Currently to be seen at the radio license fee.
The dispute even threatens the Kenya coalition.
The contribution for
public broadcasting
is to be increased by 86 cents per month from 2021.
The country heads had already signed the new state treaty in June, but the CDU in Anhalt has since shown resistance to the project.
The state parliament in
Magdeburg should
approve the change in
mid-December
.
But if the largest parliamentary group in the state parliament sticks to its opinion, the whole undertaking could break down and the contribution would not be increased.
The outcry would be great if the
CDU
voted against the decision
together with the
AfD
.
The coalition partners
SPD *
and
greens *
want to vote for the increase.
But actually it was agreed to abstain from different positions.
However, this does not seem an option on this issue.
Then the Left would vote for it after its announcement, but the AfD would continue to vote against it and prevail with its higher number of votes.
Radio license fee: Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff is looking for a solution in the dispute with the CDU
There might be a premature
break in the black-red-green coalition
if the SPD and the Greens withdraw their ministers.
Usually a new
state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt is
elected
in June 2021
.
So bad air in Magdeburg, which is why
Reiner Haseloff
, Prime Minister of the CDU, is urgently looking for a solution, since his own position as a top candidate may be at stake.
That is why some meetings are currently taking place: The CDU parliamentary group met on Tuesday morning.
A special meeting of the
coalition committee is
planned for
Tuesday Wednesday
.
The last attempt to negotiate a joint approach in the government alliance?
Because on Wednesday the
media committee
meets
and votes on the subject.
This decision is considered to be groundbreaking for the subsequent vote in plenary.
Radio license fee: will the negotiations about the increase be held again?
But the search for solutions is still ongoing.
One possibility for the CDU not to have to vote together with the AfD * would be to postpone the vote.
CDU parliamentary group leader
Siegfried Borgwardt
called on Tuesday to renegotiate the amount of the contribution promptly.
The group had previously voted on it.
That would mean that the
broadcasting commission of the federal states
would have to sit down again and discuss whether a deviation from the 18.36 euros appears necessary.
Before the CDU meeting, several media reported that the background to this demand was the changed data basis, as the fee adjustment was
no longer meaningful
due to the unexpected
corona pandemic
.
Borgwardt also said that his group was keeping its word.
With her there will be no
increase
.
Should this proposal be implemented, the negotiations would be reopened and there would be no increase in early 2021. Whether the SPD and the Greens will support this proposal is still uncertain and will probably be
discussed controversially
in the
coalition committee
at noon
.
The Rhineland-Palatinate
State
Media Secretary
Heike Raab
sees no way in a proposal by the State Chancellery of Saxony-Anhalt to renegotiate the amount of the broadcast fee.
The SPD politician announced on Tuesday that the other countries will not be able to take up the proposal to the extent that the proposal aims “not to implement the premium adjustment now, but to postpone it”.
Rhineland-Palatinate coordinates the
media policy of
the federal states, Raab is the coordinator of the broadcasting commission of the states.
According to the
dpa,
the assumption that an expert opinion would come to a different conclusion would be devoid of any objective justification
.
CDU in the matter of Anhalt: Reform of public broadcasting required
The CDU in Magdeburg repeatedly emphasizes that it is fundamentally in favor of public broadcasting in Germany.
But she is calling for a
reform
which she believes has not yet happened, which is why an
increase in contributions is
now inappropriate.
#Rundfunkbeitrag #ltlsa
The CDU stands by the ÖRR.
But it's about credibility!
In the debate we have been calling for reforms that have not been implemented for years.
The planned premium increase is currently not appropriate.
We demand the recalculation and the suspension of the increase!
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- CDU parliamentary group LSA (@cdufraktion_LSA) November 27, 2020
Criticism
of the attitude of the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt comes from all over the country, including from its own party.
"It is regrettable that the radio contribution is now being discussed back and forth", said the Bavarian State Chancellery and Media Minister
Florian Herrmann of
the
Augsburger Allgemeine
.
(cibo / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network.