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Municipalities
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Municipalities Slam Federal Aid Calling Old Debt Relief Insufficient
The German Local Governments Association has sharply criticized the federal finance minister’s proposed plans aimed at alleviating the…
Finance Minister Plans Billion Euro Relief For States And Municipalities
Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) is planning a new multi-billion Euro support package for states and local…
Bavaria’s Municipalities Raise Property Tax 10% Following Reform
Bavarian municipalities took advantage of the property‑tax reform last year to raise revenues significantly.According to figures released by…
NRW Municipalities Plunge into Billion‑Dollar Budget Crisis as City Finances Worsen dramatically within a year
The financial crisis facing municipalities in North Rhine‑Westphalia has worsened dramatically over the past year. According to the…
Major IT Outage Stuns NRW Municipalities as Regio IT Crashes
A major disruption at the community IT provider Regio IT on Tuesday caused widespread software problems across several…
Municipalities Demand Clarity on Germany’s Heat Transition Plans
After the coalition between the Union and the SPD settled on the key points for the Building Modernisation…
Municipalities Push for Bureaucracy Cuts as Finance Officials Demand Improved Grant Distribution
Germany’s municipal finance officers find room for improvement in how state grant programs are administered. A recent Ifo…
Municipalities Seek Climate Adaptation Aid
André Berghegger, Chief Executive Officer of the German Association of Towns and Municipalities, has emphasized the crucial need…
8 BILLION EUROS IN AID FOR MUNICIPALITIES
A significant breakthrough in the federal-state fiscal cooperation has been achieved, as the German federal government has agreed…
Municipalities Demand: Federal Government Must Foot the Bill for Tax Losses
German Cities Association Urges Federal Government to Fully Offset Municipal Tax Losses through Investment Program The German Cities…
CDU Leader Demands Fairer Share for Municipalities
In a bid to rebalance the distribution of value-added tax revenue, the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union…
‘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…