Saxony's household in the crisis: record rental debts and social hardship!

Saxony's household in the crisis: record rental debts and social hardship!

Today, negotiations on the budget for 2023 and 2024 begin in the Saxon state parliament. How the lvz reports, this exam takes four days, while the minority government is dependent on the consent or abstention of the parties BSW, Greens and leftists. A failure of the negotiations would endanger the current coalition.

The focus is on the question of whether cuts can be averted in the social area. The negotiations are particularly complicated because the CDU SPD minority government is confronted with a significant budget crisis as part of a restrictive 50-billion euro doubles. More than 800 amendments from the opposition parties show the resistance that the government has to overcome in order to achieve a majority in the state parliament.

The financial situation in Saxony

Current figures illustrate the serious financial situation: the rent debts in Saxony have doubled to just under 28 million euros. This presents the Saxon housing industry with great challenges, especially in times when the government hopes for corrections in the existing household. The situation is particularly tense in municipal areas, which are already under preliminary housekeeping, which leads to expenses of up to 30 percent.

Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU) emphasizes the need to actively work despite the challenges. The CDU and SPD have no wish to make themselves dependent on the AfD, which makes negotiations difficult. The opposition is divided: While the Greens put their consent to new debts as a condition, the AfD rejects additional debts and offers the CDU private discussions.

future challenges and measures

A particularly urgent topic remains the reduction of 382 jobs in the public service, while personnel expenses increase due to increasing tariffs. This is strongly contrast to the government's central election promises, which included the introduction of a Saxon border police, but had to be put up. The country's financial reserves are exhausted anyway, so that the household can only be maintained with extreme cuts.

A remarkable focus is also on the queer community: The newly appointed queer officer Sophie Koch calls for constitutional protection for queer people in the Basic Law. These and other social issues are increasingly treated in terms of the upcoming budget negotiations.

The government coalition of the CDU and SPD is faced with a decisive phase, since the state parliament should decide a budget by the end of June 2025. In the event of a possible failure, there are considerable financial bottlenecks. SPD boss Henning Homann described the situation as a potential disaster if the household is not adopted in time. The league of free welfare is urgently warning of the loss of ten thousand jobs in important areas, which would further endanger social stability in Saxony.