- The 'five-party talks' are to advance the budgetary position
In the preparation of the next budget, the Saxony-Anhalt state government is adopting a new format. "It's moving forward continuously," said government spokesman Matthias Schuppe after the cabinet meeting. The negotiations will be continued this week in "five-person talks," said government spokesman Matthias Schuppe after the cabinet meeting. Minister President Reiner Haseloff (CDU), his deputies Armin Willingmann (Science, SPD) and Lydia Hüskens (Infrastructure, FDP), and Finance Minister Michael Richter (CDU) will now speak individually with the respective department ministers about the budget.
Financial discrepancies and restraint with numbers
How much the current applications still exceed the available funds, the government spokesman did not want to say on request. In the black-red-yellow coalition, there is intense negotiation to achieve a balanced draft. The Ministry of Finance also did not want to name any concrete figures recently.
In June, the applications were more than three billion euros over the available funds for the two years 2025 and 2026. With the funded projects, the coalition partners can once again highlight their priorities before the election. Recently, the state had planned a volume of around 14 billion euros per year.
The government is thoroughly examining the list of applications to ensure a balanced budget. Despite some financial discrepancies, the list needs to be carefully managed to align with the available funds.
