City of Prenzlau adopts stable budget for 2025 with warning signs!

City of Prenzlau adopts stable budget for 2025 with warning signs!

The last city council meeting in Prenzlau before the summer break passed a unanimous vote for the 2025 budget on June 28, 2025. Mayor Hendrik Sommer, who said goodbye to his last regular meeting, looks back on an active term in office that will soon come to an end. A new mayor will be elected on September 28th, an important decision for the future of the city.

The 2025 budget is described as stable, but there are also warning signs. As reported by nordkurier.de, Uwe Schmidt from the SPD praised the finance department for the difficult budget preparation, but criticized the expected losses in property tax B, which amount to around four million euros. Reserves are intended to compensate for this loss, but it should be noted that necessary savings cannot be avoided.

Financial challenges and municipal perspectives

Felix Teichner from the AfD sees the causes of the deficit in the decisions at the federal and state levels. He warned that municipalities need a stronger financial basis in order to remain able to act. However, Andreas Meyer from the CDU made it clear that despite the financial situation, Prenzlau remains debt-free and is investing: 7.6 million euros are planned for investments. He emphasized that loans were not an option and that the budget was solid and sustainable.

Another argument was provided by Anne-Frieda Reinke from Die Linke, who demanded that no savings be made, particularly in education, culture and sport. She also spoke out in favor of greater support for municipalities from the federal and state governments. Hendrik Sommer highlighted the solid financial policy of the last few years, which enabled the city to get by without loans. This unity in the committee and the trust in the administration were underlined by the unanimous adoption of the budget.

Nationwide budget goals and reforms

federalgovernment.de Measures such as shorter approval procedures, more skilled workers and lower energy prices were considered important.

In addition, an immediate investment program was launched that provides targeted incentives to strengthen and modernize Germany as a location. From July 2023 there will also be a boost for depreciation that will benefit entrepreneurs. All of this serves to create reliability and planning security for companies and thus secure well-paid jobs.

In addition, the euro member states are subject to the reformed Stability and Growth Pact, which, according to bundesfinanzministerium.de, must submit medium-term financial policy-structural plans and annual progress reports to the European Commission. These measures are intended to ensure that Germany designs its financial and economic policy in accordance with European fiscal rules.

Overall, it is clear that the challenges are being accepted at both the local and federal levels, but everyone involved agrees: solidarity and wisdom are necessary in order to overcome future financial hurdles together.