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Söder's budget is in place: with "winter aid" billions, no debt - but also with less money for education

2022-11-07T04:14:10.007Z


Söder's budget is in place: with "winter aid" billions, no debt - but also with less money for education Created: 2022-11-07 05:05 By: Florian Naumann Markus Söder (left) at the budget meeting of the Bavarian cabinet. © Sven Hoppe/dpa Bavaria wants to invest up to 2 billion in its own "winter aid". There shouldn't be any debt. To do this, you tap into reserves – and probably save a little in e


Söder's budget is in place: with "winter aid" billions, no debt - but also with less money for education

Created: 2022-11-07 05:05

By: Florian Naumann

Markus Söder (left) at the budget meeting of the Bavarian cabinet.

© Sven Hoppe/dpa

Bavaria wants to invest up to 2 billion in its own "winter aid".

There shouldn't be any debt.

To do this, you tap into reserves – and probably save a little in education.

Munich – Bavaria will elect a new state parliament in 2023.

Markus Söder's state government, made up of the CSU and Free Voters, wants to contest the election year with a total budget of 71 billion euros - without new debts, but with billions in aid for the impending crisis winter and a "Bavarian energy and climate turbo".

The cabinet decided on Sunday (November 6th).

The budget draft provides for an "energy hardship fund" of 1.5 billion euros for citizens, companies and "facilities" such as hospitals, culture and sports clubs.

The latter would get nothing from the federal government, emphasized Söder (CSU).

In addition, according to him, there is already approved aid and guarantees from the Lfa Förderbank Bayern for craft businesses, small and medium-sized companies of up to 500 million euros.

The Bavarian "Winterhilfe" is thus 2 billion euros strong.

When it comes to implementation, there are obviously still a few unanswered questions.

"Committees" from the ministries and chambers of industry and commerce should decide where help is needed - not least where people or companies fall through the grid of federal aid.

However, the Prime Minister emphasized that anyone whose existence is at risk can count on Bavarian help: "We don't leave anyone alone," said Söder - and was somewhat reminiscent of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's phrase "You'll never walk alone".

"We say explicitly that there is still room for improvement here," he emphasized at the same time.

If the funds are not enough, the state government will make adjustments.

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The decisive criterion in the case of commercial enterprises is "threat to existence".

The Ministry of Economics in cooperation with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Chamber of Crafts is to determine this “as was already the case in Corona times”.

The procedure is similar for citizens: where livelihoods are endangered, they want to help “heating customers” – also with oil, pellets and electricity.

The Ministry of Social Affairs is responsible.

In addition, support for the banks, which have recently been hit by a strong influx, will be doubled.

Söder now spoke of one million euros.

However, the state parliament still has to approve the budget draft.

"We have made important decisions for the winter, but also for the future of Bavaria," said Söder.

Everything is financed from additional income and reserves, in contrast to the federal government without hidden new debts or "special assets".

According to Finance Minister Albert Füracker (CSU), 3 billion euros flow from the state's reserves into the general budget and hardship aid - but this is still a "significant billion amount" on the high edge.

Söder's budget in the election year: 10.3 billion euros in investments - but expenditure on education is falling slightly

In the budget draft by the CSU and Freie Wahlern, investment expenditure of 10.3 billion euros is planned.

This puts the investment rate at 14.5 percent.

In the current budget year 2022, it is still 16.0 percent.

The second S-Bahn line in Munich, which has become noticeably more expensive, has now also been decided on in financing, said Söder - this will expressly not be at the expense of rural areas.

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Personnel expenses continue to be the largest item – the ratio has even risen to 39.8 percent compared to 2022 (38.5 percent).

Furthermore, the draft for 2023 provides for education expenditure of 24.6 billion euros, which is 100 million euros less than in the current year, according to research by the dpa.

The Ministry of Culture had also put the expenditure for 2021 at 24.7 billion euros.

However, Söder announced new positions: A total of 1,602 “for the schools”.

500 new police officers are also to be hired, as Deputy Prime Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) emphasized.

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Söder also announced 500 million euros for a “Bayern energy and climate turbo”.

Renewable energies are to be promoted, especially electricity storage using hydrogen.

According to Söder, he also wants to get old plans going - for example the installation of solar panels on government roofs.

So far, progress has been “too slow”.

100 new employees are to accelerate approvals and planning for renewables in the government districts.

Bavaria's Prime Minister did not skimp on side blows at the traffic light coalition in Berlin.

The help from Berlin is helpful, but not enough, he explained - and at the same time emphasized that you budget soundly and don't argue;

as opposed to "other governments".

Bavaria also avoids a "two-class society" for heating customers, it's not just about gas.

The aid could not "flow overnight" - but that is also due to the fact that the federal government took too much time in finding its own plans.

Meanwhile, the CSU state group in the Bundestag criticized the social policy of the traffic light almost at the same time.

Union social expert Stephan Stracke complained that the planned pension increase would be “completely eaten up by the massive inflation with significantly higher energy and consumer prices”.

Pensioners would have less in their pockets than before.

At the budget press conference, Söder also called for harsh penalties for potentially dangerous climate protests.

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Source: merkur

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