Saxony-Anhalt: State parliament should declare emergency situation due to Corona special funds | MDR.DE

Only then will it be possible to finance around 60 measures and implement them in the coming years. The catalog of measures includes, among other things, the procurement of technology for the digitalization of all rescue equipment, large equipment for hospitals, digital assistance in schools and the extension of hardship aid.

The measures were actually supposed to be financed from a Corona special fund worth almost two billion euros. However, as Finance Minister Michael Richter (CDU) explained at the beginning of the week, this special fund is unconstitutional.

Also According to its own information, the state government wants to apply for recognition of an emergency situation for 2024. So far, only 580 million of the originally planned two billion euros have been drawn down for measures that have already begun or have already been implemented. For the coming year, the state government expects a need of 630 million euros.

For the years 2025 to 2027, the country expects expenditure of almost 760 million euros. Expenditures of this magnitude cannot therefore be realized without massive cuts, including through cuts in investments and subsidies and cuts in services.