The German Association of Towns and Municipalities made in his annual press conference in early January to serve. In view of the expected 2013 deficit of almost 50 billion euros in the municipal coffers, the association urged the federal government, to span a rescue umbrella for cities and municipalities, the investment power of local authorities strengthens, enables growth and ensures their ability to act. More and more cities in Germany, join now at this claim.
Concern for the poor financial situation of the municipalities but is shared by citizens, politicians and the media. In Bochum, there were a few days before the first Monday demonstration of citizens and citizens against the decline of urban public facilities such as schools, theaters and swimming pools. Prime Minister Juergen Ruettgers announced recently to the veto of his country against the proposal by the federal government tax reform if it leads to a further burden on the community. NRW will not vote for any tax cut, "which means that in our cities and communities theaters and swimming pools must be closed." Rüttgers added: "I will not allow the expansion of nursery falters.
called in a special session of the German Bundestag, SPD parliamentary leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier also a parachute for municipalities. The situation was dramatic. "If this continues, the pillars of coexistence to collapse in the cities," he concluded.
Berlin radio station to inform the listeners to the messages no longer on sites of so-called "Flash", but over deep potholes in the streets of the capital.
More and more cities, towns and counties on the Move. "We need a rescue package and a municipal consolidation, as required under the municipal umbrella organizations. Otherwise this is all not to lift more, "said the Gütersloh Mayor Maria Unger, together with about 200 mayors and council representatives from East Westphalia-Lippe at an event of Cities and Municipalities NRW discussed the financial situation of municipalities.
The Osnabrück Mayor Boris Pistorius asked at a press conference the new Federal Government that it has decided as the old government a rescue for systemically important companies, banks, a rescue system for the municipalities decide. "Local authorities are relevant to the system insofar as they organize the lives of people. Their funding must be put on a new basis, "he asked further. The administration in Osnabrück expects a structural Deficit for the coming year in the amount of 50 million €.
also asked Mayor Barbara Bosch Reutlingen a rescue umbrella for municipalities. Not only 2010 but 2011 will be the great challenge, the town hall boss said when presenting a supplementary budget in the council. By 2013, Reutlingen missing revenue of 100 million €. "If possible with the bad banks are state banks, which will be placed in debt, why not also for the communities?" Was her question. On the expenditure side in Reutlingen to the old cleaning cut back on weekends, the street lights are no longer supplied with green electricity, the Teaching and learning materials to schools budgets are not increased, bus lines are thinned, the grants to the Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra at the National Theatre, will be reduced to the theater tonne and the adult education school. The financial worries Reutlingen shares with almost all other cities and towns in Germany.
frequently called for a rescue Eschweiler. The city lost millions in the business tax and fears a sharp rise in social spending. In particular, the year 2010 could be dramatic if rising unemployment and the number of Hartz IV recipients. "We then have the extra spending. This can not compensate a municipality, mayor warns Rudi Bertram. He continued: "We have a rescue for banks. We have a parachute for company. We need a rescue system for municipalities. "Indeed they are, finally, the investors abroad.
In a Resolution adopted by the district council in Trier, the federal and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate has asked the municipalities and counties with a "national emergency parachute as an emergency program to equip fianziell better. The budgetary situation has deteriorated dramatically, says the online service of volksfreund.de.
In Saarland attacked the St. Ingbert Mayor George Jung in his New Year speech to call for a rescue. Measures would help short-term bridging for at least two years to enable cities and municipalities in the interests of state and society to remain effective. And we need a sustainable approach that will ensure the funding of the statutory duties of local authorities no more new debt. This includes a strong commercial tax.
In his budget speech of 9th December 2009 was received by the Mayor Peter Greven Venne Meyer also addressed the financial crisis. "We are squeezed like a lemon, greater savings are not represented," it says in the speech manuscript. He also called for a rescue. It adds: "I certainly do not exaggerate when I say that the local government is in imminent danger. We will fulfill our task not in the usual complexity and the required quality ". On the homepage
www.besser-for-steinhagen.de supports Steinhagen Mayor Klaus better the demand of the chairman of the SPD parliamentary group Frank-Walter Steinmeier after a rescue system for municipalities.
proposed addition to the DStGB and the German Association of Cities because of the dramatic financial alarm. The financial situation was worse now even in the constitution guaranteed local self-government in danger, said the President of Cities, Mayor of Frankfurt Petra Roth.
Even the German Federation of Trade Unions has also Hagen a rescue umbrella for the cities and municipalities as necessary. He is encouraged by the resolution of the German Association of Cities and Municipalities of 1 December 2009 confirmed. Already last year, the trade unions had called for a rescue by the then Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck vigorously and handing over a symbolic umbrella.
Only when deleting the last theatrical lighting, the last youth club closed and the last gym is scruffy, the leaders noted in Berlin that you can not tax cuts can do at the expense of communities, "also mentions in the Witt camp Circular dated 16.12.2009. Law, the journalist.
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