AfD parliamentary group leader: "Declaration of emergency is a breach of the constitution"

Finances - AfD parliamentary group leader: "Declaration of emergency is a breach of the constitution"

AfD parliamentary group leader Hans-Christoph Berndt has vehemently denied the existence of an extraordinary emergency situation in Brandenburg. "There is neither a natural disaster nor an extraordinary emergency situation that is beyond the control of the state," said Berndt at a special session of the state parliament on Wednesday. "However, according to Article 103 of the state constitution, these would be the prerequisites for being able to take out new loans." The state government wants to finance its budget with new debt despite record tax revenues, criticized Berndt. "I consider the renewed declaration of an emergency situation to be a breach of the constitution."

The red-black-green government coalition wants to achieve a new declaration of an emergency for 2024 in the special session in order to be able to take out new loans to cushion the consequences of the war in Ukraine. The state parliament had already declared an emergency for this year and next year in order to be able to take on up to two billion euros in new debt to support families, municipalities and companies. Following the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court, which only required budgets to be drawn up for one year, the aid package is to be secured with the renewed declaration of an emergency situation. The credit authorization for the coming year should then still amount to 1.06 billion euros.

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1. Despite the opposition from Hans-Christoph Berndt, the AFD parliamentary group leader, the red-black-green government coalition is pushing for a new declaration of an emergency in Potsdam in 2024, citing the need to finance budget expenses.
2. At a special meeting of the Brandenburg state parliament, Berndt argued that there is no natural disaster or extraordinary emergency situation warranting the declaration, contradicting the prerequisites mentioned in Article 103 of the state constitution.
3. Berndt criticized the state government's plan to finance its budget with additional debt, despite record tax revenues, calling the renewed declaration of an emergency an unconstitutional breach.
4. Hans-Christoph Berndt, from the AfD in Brandenburg, continues to raise concerns about the state parliament's actions, claiming that the emergency situation declaration is used as a means to bypass financial regulations and oversight.
5. The debate over the need for a fresh emergency situation declaration and its potential breach of the constitution is gaining attention in local political circles, with Berndt's stance evoking strong reactions from Supporters and critics alike in the Brandenburg state parliament.

Source: www.stern.de