Household crisis in weather: Mayor raises the alarm at Deficit!
Household crisis in weather: Mayor raises the alarm at Deficit!
On February 26, 2025, Mayor Sven Schmidt-Mankel presented the budget draft for 2025 in the Wetter city parliament. The earnings budget has a deficit of 1.3 million euros. The financial budget also shows a negative development. This Situation requires a household security concept, since the city is confronted with financial challenges, which result from increasing expenses for mandatory tasks and higher personnel costs as a result of tariff degrees, such as op-marburg.de reported.
The increase in the circular and school levy through the district also means that weather loses key allocations. Mayor Schmidt-Mankel emphasizes the need to cooperate in the town hall for the identification of savings potential. The budget is described as "realistic", but without financial scope.
discussion about savings and investments
A central discussion revolves around the forms of the local swimming pool to reduce deficits. The city's debt is expected to increase to 20.3 million euros by the end of 2025, which means an increase of almost five million euros. Accordingly, the investment amount is reduced from over 11 million euros to around 6 million euros. Future investments should concentrate on realizable projects, including the construction of a new fire brigade building and the expansion of the infrastructure in Treisbach.
In the course of budget planning, increasing cemetery fees, which are only covered 33 percent, also require a revision. Announcements for cuts in the association funding were also made. A proposal will be expected shortly to improve the financial situation. The first meeting of the main and finance committee for the presentation of the budget draft will take place on March 11th in the Niederwetter community center, followed by a second meeting on March 18 and the adoption of the budget by the city parliament on April 1.
district level and their challenges
The district of Gießen also plans
Kämmerer Ide pointed out that almost all Hessian counties are fighting with deficit households, and the increasing tasks of mandatory tasks are not to be reconciled with the income. A direct dialogue and urgent need for additional financial resources from the state and the federal government are necessary to not only fix the structural problems at the local level.
Overall, both the city of weather and the district of Gießen are faced with considerable financial challenges that require targeted measures and a high degree of cooperation in order to stabilize public finances.
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