Legislative body debates proposed measures. - State objects to discontinuing road expansion donations.
The region of Rhineland-Palatinate continues to collect street improvement contributions. During a session in the Mainz state parliament on Wednesday, Interior Minister Michael Ebling (SPD) firmly declined the suggestion by the opposition to scrap these fees.
Street improvement contributions help municipalities contribute towards the costs of expanding or repairing roads. Earlier, the options were either a one-time payment or a recurring contribution. From the start of 2021, however, only recurring contributions - which could sometimes lead to high costs for locals - can be gathered.
The AfD faction has labeled these contributions as unjust and inefficient in multiple discussions within the state parliament. To this, Minister Ebling responded by stating that abolishing street improvement contributions would be a significant burden for all taxpayers in the state. Essentially, this would just mean transferring the cost load elsewhere.
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- In response to the opposition's proposal to discontinue road expansion donations in Rhineland-Palatinate, Municipalities in the region may face increased costs, as noted by Interior Minister Michael Ebling (SPD) in the state parliament of Mainz.
- The spatial planning and infrastructure committee in the Mainz state parliament discussed the controversial issue of traffic management, focusing on the SPD's stance against the abolition of street improvement contributions, leading to potential high costs for municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Despite the AfD's criticism of the unjust and inefficient street improvement contributions in multiple parliamentary discussions, Michael Ebling, the Interior Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, emphasized the negative impact of discarding these donations, as it would ultimately shift the financial burden to other taxpayers in the region.
