CDU accuses Finance Minister of deception - lawsuit against the budget announced!

CDU accuses Finance Minister of deception - lawsuit against the budget announced!

In the Brandenburg state parliament, the budget dispute between the CDU and the ruling coalition of the SPD and BSW continues to come. The CDU parliamentary group has accused Finance Minister Robert Crumbach that they have intentionally deceived the Finance Committee. According to the group leader of the CDU, Jan Redmann, Crumbach kept silent that two of the experts who were heard on the constitutionality of the budget previously worked for the state government. This raises questions about the independence of the reports, which are crucial for household counseling. Redmann says: "The finance minister tried to deceive the committee." Therefore, the CDU plans to submit a lawsuit before the State Constitutional Court on Wednesday in order to obtain a repetition of the hearing before the double budget for 2024 and 2025 is decided. The aim of this lawsuit is not to hinder the adoption of the household, but the CDU sees the draft as unconstitutional and doubts the legal basis for additional debts.

The allegations of the CDU are not unfounded, since the argument about the debt brake in the Brandenburg constitution and the possibility of additional debts is discussed in the event of absorption failures. Crumbach, on the other hand, sees no legal doubts in the regulations made. Already in the previous week, the CDU had failed in the budget committee with its demand for a repetition of the hearing, which further fueled the tensions between the political groups. Finances are a sensitive topic, especially in view of the planned new debt in billions of bills by the coalition, which is not unattended for 2024 and 2025.

The hearing and its background

As part of the household counseling process, to hear independent experts, but this was not fulfilled. Instead, two experts who had previously worked for the state government were invited. This increases the allegation of the lack of independence in decision -making. Redmann demands that experts, such as the Council of Experts or the Bundesbank, are also heard by the federal government. The CDU argues that the legal foundations have not been adequately checked, which is even more complicated due to the upcoming debt recordings.

The SPD/BSW coalition has so far expressed no legal doubts about the procedures. In view of the plans for the double budget, which is to be adopted in June, the disputes about the legality of the hearings and the experts could be of crucial importance. The experts Christian Breuer and Thorsten Ingo Schmidt, who are considered potentially partisan, received special attention, since they previously wrote expert opinion.

context of the household dispute

A fundamental aspect of the household dispute is the Brandenburg package, a billion-dollar project for coping with crisis, which also provides starting points for legal controversy. Here the State Constitutional Court had declared the Brandenburg package void, which led to a significant setback for the current coalition. However, the court recognized the proclamation of an extraordinary emergency as justified and decided that no reversal of projects or repayments were required. Nevertheless, unclear perspectives for future projects remain because the AfD had submitted the lawsuit and further steps are not excluded after the state election.

The budget dispute not only has legal, but also political dimensions, especially against the background of the upcoming elections. The coalition is under pressure because in the past it has included many projects that have not been relevant to crisis in the aid package. A solid conflict marked by allegations and legal challenges could change the political landscape of Brandenburg sustainably.

The debate about housekeeping, the independence of the experts and the legal scope for new debt will continue to significantly influence the political disputes in the Brandenburg state parliament. The outcome of these conflicts is of far -reaching importance for future budgetary approaches and political stability in the region.