Financing of the Berlin districts: Rapids are not yet sufficient to maintain services

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Die Bezirksfinanzen waren in den letzten Wochen ein viel diskutiertes Thema in Berlin. Besonders das Neuköllner Bezirksamt sorgte für Aufsehen, als es veröffentlichte, welche Auswirkungen die zugewiesenen Gelder auf die vielen freiwilligen Angebote hätten, die die Bezirke selbst steuern können. Glücklicherweise hat der Finanzsenator nach einem Hilferuf des Bezirksbürgermeisters Martin Hikel reagiert und Verbesserungen vorgenommen. Trotzdem reicht das Ergebnis noch lange nicht aus, um alle Leistungen für die Bürgerinnen und Bürger aufrechtzuerhalten. Egal ob es um Spielplätze, Personalausweise oder Sozialarbeit für Drogenkonsumierende geht. Ein Großteil der Gelder, die die Bezirke erhalten, ist bereits fest gebunden. Beispielsweise für Sozialleistungen oder Hilfen …
The district finances have been a much discussed topic in Berlin in the past few weeks. The Neukölln district office in particular caused a sensation when it published what effects the assigned funds had on the many voluntary offers that the districts could control themselves. Fortunately, the finance senator reacted after a call for help from the district mayor Martin Hikel and made improvements. Nevertheless, the result is far from sufficient to maintain all services for the citizens. Regardless of whether it is about playgrounds, ID cards or social work for drug -consuming. A large part of the funds that receive the districts is already firmly bound. For example for social benefits or help ... (Symbolbild/MB)

The district finances have been a much discussed topic in Berlin in the past few weeks. In particular, the Neukölln district office caused a sensation when it published what effects the assigned funds had on the many voluntary offers that the districts themselves can control.

Fortunately, the finance senator reacted after a call for help from the district mayor Martin Hikel and made improvements. Nevertheless, the result is far from sufficient to maintain all services for the citizens. Regardless of whether it is about playgrounds, ID cards or social work for drug -consuming.

A large part of the funds that receive the districts is already firmly bound. For example for social benefits or help for children and families. This cannot be shaken. In addition, personnel expenses make up a large part of the expenses, well over 90 percent.

The districts are the engine of Berlin. You are the first to know what problems there are in the neighborhood and can act quickly - provided you leave them. Citizens can submit applications for parental allowance or housing benefit for the districts and they take care of the control of hygiene in restaurants and punishing false parking.

If you save at the districts, you endanger the functionality of the entire city. It is therefore important to discuss the ability of Berlin's ability to act, instead of putting the city's engine out of action. Because political wishes have no value if they cannot be implemented on site.

or in other words: A rear spoiler on the car is useless if the engine is not running.