Saxony's coalition: Historical agreement for household 2025/26 made!

Saxony's coalition: Historical agreement for household 2025/26 made!

in Saxony, the minority coalition of the CDU and SPD has succeeded in achieving a breakthrough with the opposition fractions of the Greens and the left with regard to the double budget for the years 2025 and 2026. At a press conference in the state parliament in Dresden, the parliamentary group leader of the parties involved announced the agreement that had become necessary for a majority in parliament in view of the missing ten votes. According to diesachsen.de this agreement took place after intensive negotiations.

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

Financial basic issues and challenges

The budget aims to reduce personnel and property expenses with exceptions to education, teaching and research. In order to cover a financing composition of 4.3 billion euros, those responsible want to have reserves. Initiatives for promoting youth offers, security of skilled workers and cultural space support as well as the adoption of all candidates from the police, judiciary and finance and tax administration, such as the mdr reports.
However, there are also concerns: the municipalities are concerned about the effects of a delayed budget, because there could be hundreds of million euros in financial resources.

However, there are tensions regarding possible new debts. While the Greens couple their consent to the option of borrowing, CDU parliamentary group leader Christian Hartmann states on the "No new debt" line. He sees the need to close his own ranks, as well as Tagesschau.de

A particularly important date is about June 26, 2025: In this state parliament, the present household is to be coordinated. Negotiations with the remaining political groups are difficult because the AfD does not participate in the conversations and described the procedure as "democracyimulation". This could lead to temporary housekeeping that limits the expenditure to 30 percent of the previous funds.

Overall, there is a ray of hope for Saxon government work, but the challenges are still numerous. The statements of SPD parliamentary group leader Henning Homann, who warns of catastrophic consequences, if the budget is not decided before the summer break, illustrate the urgency of the project. The league of free welfare also warns: a failure could endanger tens of thousands of jobs in important areas.