Berlin's work and social senator Cansel Kiziltepe calls for a reform of the failed debt brake

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Die Berliner Arbeits- und Sozialsenatorin Cansel Kiziltepe äußerte sich kritisch zur Schuldenbremse und fordert eine Reform. Ihrer Meinung nach hat sich die Schuldenbremse nicht bewährt und ist trotz der Möglichkeit, Notlagen zu erklären, zu starr. Deshalb solle sie überarbeitet werden. Die Schuldenbremse wurde 2008 auf Bundesebene eingeführt, mit der Vorgabe, dass die Bundesländer sie bis 2020 umsetzen sollen. Berlin hat dies 2020 getan. Bereits Jahre zuvor wurden allerdings die Investitionen reduziert. Doch gerade für die Herausforderungen der Energie-, Klima- und Verkehrswende sowie für den Wohnungsbau und die Integration zugewanderter Menschen seien mehr öffentliche Investitionen notwendig, betont die Senatorin. Aus diesem …
The Berlin work and social senator Cansel Kiziltepe critically commented on the debt brake and calls for a reform. In her opinion, the debt brake has not proven itself and despite the possibility of explaining emergencies, is too rigid. Therefore, it should be revised. The debt brake was introduced at the federal level in 2008, with the requirement that the federal states should implement them by 2020. Berlin did this in 2020. However, investments were reduced years earlier. However, more public investments are necessary for the challenges of energy, climate and traffic transfers as well as for housing and integration of immigrant people, emphasizes the senator. From this ... (Symbolbild/MB)

The Berlin work and social senator Cansel Kiziltepe critically commented on the debt brake and calls for a reform. In her opinion, the debt brake has not proven itself and despite the possibility of explaining emergencies, is too rigid. Therefore it should be revised.

The debt brake was introduced at the federal level in 2008, with the requirement that the federal states should implement them by 2020. Berlin did this in 2020. However, investments were reduced years earlier. However, more public investments are necessary for the challenges of energy, climate and traffic transfers as well as for housing and the integration of immigrant people, emphasizes the senator.

For this reason, an honest discussion about a reform must be held, towards a new golden rule: Investments in the future should be financed with loans.

The special wealth protection that the black-red Berlin Senate has decided outside the regular household considers Kiziltepe to do the right thing. After Bremen and Saarland, Berlin is the third state that falls on this path. An expert examination showed that the special funds are legally permitted and did not violate the debt brake.

According to the Kiziltepe, the establishment of a special fund is possible in view of an emergency. This exists in Berlin in view of the climate crisis and the Ukraine war. The special fund should serve to ensure that Berlin can achieve the goals of climate protection and is a contribution to climate and generation justice.

It remains to be seen whether the demand for a reform of the debt brake is heard and whether other federal states will follow the model of Berlin and create a special fund of climate protection. However, the discussion about these topics is in full swing.