Finances - Municipalities receive more money for refugees
The last hurdle has been cleared: The municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate will receive an additional 267.2 million euros in 2024 for the care of refugees. The budget and finance committee of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament in Mainz lifted a block on Thursday for part of this amount - 200 million euros. The money was originally earmarked in the 2023/24 state budget as a provision to mitigate the consequences of the war in Ukraine. In order for it to become part of the additional funds for the municipalities, the committee still needed to pass this resolution.
Minister President Malu Dreyer (SPD) and Integration Minister Katharina Binz (Greens) announced in mid-November that local authorities would receive a total of 267.2 million more in 2024. This also includes an additional 67.2 million euros that the federal government will give to Rhineland-Palatinate next year in accordance with the agreements reached at the federal-state meeting at the beginning of November and which the state intends to pass on in full to the municipalities.
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The additional funding for refugee care in Rhineland-Palatinate's municipalities comes primarily from the state budget, with a significant portion allocated from the 2023/24 budget, originally set aside to mitigate the impacts of the Ukraine war. Despite being a resident of Mainz, located in Rhineland-Palatinate, one may ponder if their local commune will benefit from this financial boost, considering the influx of refugees from Ukraine. Furthermore, with the rise in migration coming from Ukraine, the financial burden on municipalities across Rhineland-Palatinate and Germany as a whole might necessitate a reevaluation of the current migration policies, including the potential need for additional funding.
Source: www.stern.de
