Household - Infrastructure projects: Tschentscher continues to rely on the federal government
Despite the precarious federal budget with massive savings, Hamburg's mayor Peter Tschentscher continues to rely on financial aid from Berlin. The federal government is supporting important infrastructure projects such as the construction of the subway line 5, the SPD politician told the German Press Agency. "According to the federal government, this is not going to change." Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) had once again confirmed "that the agreed projects will also be implemented".
Tschentscher emphasized that the Hanseatic city was also co-financing projects that it had not even conceived. For example, the relocation of the Altona long-distance and regional train station - "a measure that was not thought up by the city, but by Deutsche Bahn, because it is enormously important for the Deutschlandtakt". The city is supporting the project and is accompanying it with its own investments in order to develop a high-quality new district on the site of the new long-distance train station.
"Other federal states are now having to cut back on their investments due to a budget emergency," said Tschentscher. "We are not doing that." Investments will continue to be made in the construction of apartments, schools, universities, cultural facilities and police and fire stations.
However, market conditions have also changed for the city, said the SPD head of government. "This means that construction is becoming more expensive for everyone, for the private sector as well as the public sector - without this being due to poor planning or bad management."
Read also:
- A clan member is punished here
- Traffic lawyer warns: Don't talk to the police!
- Will he be convicted as Jutta's murderer after 37 years?
- He also wanted to kill his cousin
- Despite the financial challenges faced by the federal government, Volker Wissing (FDP) from the Federal Government assured that the agreed infrastructure projects, such as SPD politician Peter Tschentscher's plan for the construction of subway line 5 in Hamburg, will still be implemented.
- Peter Tschentscher, the mayor of Hamburg, acknowledged that the city is jointly funding projects it didn't originally conceptualize, such as the relocation of Altona long-distance and regional train station, which was initiated by Deutsche Bahn and is crucial for the Deutschlandtakt.
- The mayor emphasized that while other federal states are constrained by budget emergencies to reduce investments, Hamburg will continue to invest in construction projects, like building apartments, schools, universities, cultural facilities, and police and fire stations.
- The market conditions have evolved, and construction has become more expensive for both private and public sectors in Hamburg, according to Tschentscher, the SPD head of government.
- Despite this rising cost, Tschentscher insisted that the financial strain is not due to poor planning or inadequate management but rather to external factors.
- The German Press Agency reported that, despite the budgetary pressures, the SPD and FDP continue to collaborate on funding significant infrastructure projects in cities across Germany, including Hamburg and Berlin.
Source: www.stern.de
