Thuringia’s red-red-green minority government has agreed on a budget for 2021 with the CDU. The jointly established budget is the prerequisite for the planned new elections. The state budget was negotiated for weeks. Last 19 hours until early Tuesday morning. The parliamentary leader of the Left, Susanne Hennig-Wellsow, spoke of a good negotiation result. It is a household with red-red-green handwriting, but also with black speckles.
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According to the CDU parliamentary group leader Mario Voigt, his party has turned the state budget towards the future. Around half a billion euros was therefore moved. The main focus of the Christian Democrats was to “strengthen home and citizens”, to implement a school initiative and to anchor an economic program for medium-sized businesses and crafts in the household.
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Red-red-green handwriting
The red-red-green government parties also see their own important interests asserted. Die Linke emphasized that there will be a trainee ticket, for which 4.6 million euros are earmarked. 23 million are available to fight the corona pandemic.
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The SPD finds its signature in the 15 million for housing. In addition, the Social Democrats point to fast Internet, for which 23 million are available. Group leader Matthias Hey said that the SPD had rarely negotiated so hard, but also successfully.
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The Greens speak of a sustainable budget. The parliamentary group leader Astrid Rothe-Beinlich referred, among other things, to money for advice centers and citizens’ energy funds. One million for the Worbis Bear Park is one of the party’s fulfilled concerns.
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AfD wants to cut budget for migration officers
Parliament is due to discuss and vote on the budget on December 18 and 21. Stefan Möller, the migration policy spokesman for the AfD parliamentary group, has already applied for the budget for the country’s migration officer to be canceled.
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The Thuringian budget volume is expected to rise to a record value of around 11.7 billion euros. Loans of almost 1.6 billion are to be taken out.
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