Senate plans to increase the double budget: Berlin breathes up!

Senate plans to increase the double budget: Berlin breathes up!

Berlin, Deutschland - The Berlin Senate plans to take a comprehensive increase in the double budget for the years 2026 and 2027. Instead of cuts that were initially feared, the citizens can hope for additional funding. This decision will be announced next Tuesday, as RBB24

The coalition partners CDU and SPD have now confirmed that the savings that were initially intended for the household will fail. Instead, the budget is increased by two billion euros per year, financed by additional debts. This debt admission is made possible by the nationwide reform of the debt brake, which aims to limit the increase in public budgets berlin.de .

Fund for future investments and infrastructure

Another positive aspect is that the Berlin budget will also benefit from the federal government's loss of billions of credit, which is focused on “future investments”. In the current budget 2025, three billion euros have already been saved, which met with outrage in the population. Savings of 800 million euros each were originally planned for the double budget 2026 and 2027, which now do not have to be realized.

It should be emphasized that all Senate administrations are received more money than originally planned. Housing funding in particular is almost doubled, since funds from a special fund of the federal government are provided. The districts can also expect an additional 1.4 billion euros to cover rising costs for social transfers.

No privatizations and toll -free offers

An important point is that there are no privatizations and free -free offers in the education sector in the new household. This is likely to encourage many citizens, since education in Berlin is still a central topic. The running costs that the administration deals with annually include salaries for teachers, the promotion of cultural institutions and the lighting of the street space Household Data.odis-berlin.de .

Overall, the Berlin administration has around 39 billion euros annually, which are used to implement legal requirements and goals. The most important areas in the investments are schools, public transport as well as parks and recreation areas. On the website household data.odis-berlin.de you can find an overview of the planned expenditure and income that provides open data.

In the middle of the country's financial challenges, the coalition will initially not consider to proclaim an emergency due to high refugee costs. This strategy could possibly help to secure the financial stability of Berlin and maintain the quality of public services.