Bad Düben: Saving hip! Household with fewer investments and more debts

Bad Düben: Saving hip! Household with fewer investments and more debts

Bad Düben, Deutschland - The city council of Bad Düben has decided to make a double budget for the years 2025 and 2026, which is under the sign of scarce financial resources. Commercial Sylvio Grahle made it clear that the city has to save, since there is hardly any scope for over and unscheduled expenses. Strategic action becomes indispensable to cope with the financial challenges caused by the corona pandemic, the energy crisis, the Ukraine war and the associated flow of refugees. These factors have led to less income in trade tax as well as municipal proportions and key allocations, while the prices increase, which leads to additional additional expenses. Loud LVZ The planned investment volume for 2025 is around 9.6 million euros, while only 1.7 million euros are planned for 2026.

Per capacity debt is estimated for 1666 euros for 2025 and falls to 1582 euros in 2026. Mayor Astrid Münster emphasizes the need to examine loved projects for their eligibility in order to reduce the city's own funds. A household security concept must be presented by the end of October.

Financial situation of the municipalities

The financial situation of many municipalities in Germany is increasingly deteriorating. According to the dStGB can be attributed to municipal Financial situation shows that more than half of the municipalities assess their financial situation as "sufficient" or "poor". Almost 90% of municipalities expect further deterioration in the coming years. The main causes are increased social and personnel expenditure, high inflation and an increase in municipal debt.

According to the same report, the municipal investment deficit is already 186.1 billion euros, which represents an alarming development. The expenses grow dynamically, while the tax revenue only has slight growth. This urgently needs to ensure a significant securing of investment means to maintain and improve the infrastructure.

planned measures in Bad Düben

In Bad Düben, numerous investments are planned, which include the conversion of the Spatzenhaus daycare center, measures for digitization and the renovation of the Rathaus facade. Important projects are also the structural adjustment of the dam on the Burgberg, the purchase of a drone for the fire brigade and the installation of a photovoltaic system. Other projects include drinking fountains on the market, the expansion of a cycle path and the development of an access road and a parking space for the school campus i.

The Kita Spatzenhaus could be the last major investment without funding. Due to the tense financial situation, administrative -internal decisions are made that may have an impact on existing positions, such as the merger of tourist information and museum from July 1st. The city council calls for more effective administration and more economic thinking to optimally use the existing funds.