Saxony's coalition: historic agreement achieved for the 2025/26 budget!

Saxony's coalition: historic agreement achieved for the 2025/26 budget!

In Saxony, the minority coalition of the CDU and SPD managed to achieve a breakthrough with the opposition factions of the Greens and the Left with regard to the double budget for 2025 and 2026. At a press conference in the state parliament in Dresden, the parliamentary group leaders of the parties involved announced the agreement, which had become necessary given the lack of ten votes for a majority in parliament. Loud diesachsen.de This agreement came about after intensive negotiations.

The planned budget has a volume of 25 billion euros per year and, fortunately, it does not involve any new debt. The responsible group leaders agreed that the amendments from the Greens and the Left, each worth 125 million euros, were integrated into the government draft. For the Greens' approval, their parliamentary group leader Franziska Schubert assured all seven votes, while Susanne Schaper from the Left reported that five of her six members also agreed.

Financial fundamental questions and challenges

The budget aims to reduce personnel and material expenses, with exceptions for education, teaching and research. In order to cover a financing bottleneck of 4.3 billion euros, those responsible want to have reserves. Initiatives to promote youth opportunities, securing skilled workers and promoting cultural areas are on the agenda, as is the recruitment of all candidates from the police, judiciary and financial and tax administration mdr reported.
However, there are also concerns: municipalities are worried about the impact of a delayed budget, as hundreds of millions of euros in financial resources could be missing.

However, there are tensions over possible new debt. While the Greens link their approval to the option of borrowing, CDU parliamentary group leader Christian Hartmann is sticking to the line of “no new debt”. He also sees the need to close his own ranks tagesschau.de determines.

A particularly important date is approaching on June 26, 2025: This state parliament is to vote on the current double budget. Negotiations with the remaining factions are proving difficult because the AfD is not taking part in the talks and has described the process as a “democracy simulation”. This could lead to a temporary budget that limits spending to 30 percent of previous funds.

Overall, there is a ray of hope for Saxon government work, but the challenges are still numerous. The statements by SPD parliamentary group leader Henning Homann, who warns of catastrophic consequences if the budget is not passed before the summer break, illustrate the urgency of the project. The League of Independent Welfare also warns: Failure to do so could jeopardize tens of thousands of jobs in important areas.