Finance Committee recommends increasing property and trade taxes.. As of: March 13, 2024, 6:56 p.m By: Felix Gattinger CommentsPressSplit A view from the town hall: What options does the city have to get out of the ongoing crisis? Click here to read the full article: Kaufbeuren - The budget situation, which has been tense for years and which has worsened dramatically over the past year (we reported in detail), is forcing the city not only to make investment provisions, to forego mandatory tasks.