Rhineland-Palatinate: 2.21 million euros for reports-where is the money?

Rhineland-Palatinate: 2.21 million euros for reports-where is the money?

The Rhineland-Palatinate state government spent a total of 2.21 million euros for expert reports in 2024. This number was announced in a response from the Ministry of Finance to a request from the AfD parliamentary group. Compared to the 1.31 million euros that were issued in 2023, this is a significant increase.

The expenses are distributed over several ministries, whereby the Interior Ministry has caused the highest costs at around 867,000 euros. An essential part of these expenses is due to the analysis of room-related strategies and workshops for retail and trade as part of the LEP5 design, which cost around 131,300 euros. The LEP5 design aims to reconcile the claims for use of business, transport and environmental protection. In addition, over 130,000 euros were spent on an expert opinion on the use of space and settlement area development.

further issues of the ministries

The Ministry of Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility followed almost 433,000 euros. An important item was an expert opinion on the financial flows in local public transport (public transport) and rail passenger transport (SPNV), for which almost 215,700 euros were spent.

In 2023, the Ministry of the Interior still issued around 417,000 euros for reports and the Ministry of Environment and Mobility followed almost 324,000 euros. The massive increase in expenditure in 2024 shows that the state government is increasingly relating to expert opinion in order to make political decisions more well and to integrate various interests transparently.

The Rhineland-Palatinate state government shows with these expenses that it places high value on detailed analyzes and strategic plans in order to adequately master complex challenges. This was also made by rpr1.de . The development of expenses in the coming years remains to be seen and could provide material for further political debates.

The extensive expenditure for expert opinions reflect an increasing need for the state government of examining comprehensive examination of infrastructure and developmental issues and involving various stakeholders in the process. Silos in the political wording could possibly be overcome, which is also supported by Welt.de