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Municipalities
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‘Who Orders, Must Also Pay’ – States and Municipalities Demand Federal Government Bear the Cost of Commuter Allowance and Value-Added Tax Cuts
Germany’s Federal Government Faces Opposition Over Tax Cuts and Commuter Allowance The German federal government’s plans to increase…
Citytag President Urges Direct Funding for Municipalities
Leipzig’s Oberbürgermeister Burkhard Jung, the President of the German Cities Association, has called on the 16 federal states…
Municipalities Struggle: Germany’s Towns and Cities Face Financial Woes.
The financial situation of municipalities in Germany has significantly deteriorated in the past two years, according to the…
Municipalities Demand ‘Swift’ Debt Brake Reform as Financial Crisis Looms
In the face of considerations to reform the debt brake with the old Bundestag’s majority, local governments are…
BOMBSHELL: Germany’s Municipalities Unleash War on ‘Total Refusers’ Demand Radical Shift in Social and Migration Policy
German Districts and Municipalities Demand a Decisive Shift in Social and Migration Policy. “This Bundestag election really is…
Last-Ditch Effort: Government Unveils Debt Relief Plan for Struggling Municipalities!
The German federal government has introduced a bill to amend the Basic Law, aiming to alleviate the municipal…
Municipalities at Odds with Unions’ Demands
German Cities and Municipalities Association reacts with astonishment to the demands of the Verdi union and the civil…
Städtetag Demands Radical Relief for Overwhelmed Municipalities!
German President of the German Association of Cities, Markus Lewe, speaks out in favor of a reform of…
BOMBSHELL: Municipalities Left in the Dark as Geywitz Demands Action on Long-Overdue Debt Rules!
German Federal Minister of the Environment Klara Geywitz (SPD) is pushing for a quick solution in the debate…
NRW’s United Front Crumbles as Municipalities Go Solo on Seating Heights!
Fears of many tenants and homeowners in North Rhine-Westphalia that they will have to pay significantly more in…