Court of Auditors criticizes Thuringia's billions in spending: Where does the money go?

Court of Auditors criticizes Thuringia's billions in spending: Where does the money go?

Yesterday, Thuringia's Court of Audit examined the state government's budget policy and presented a comprehensive annual report in Rudolstadt. It becomes clear that the federal state invests around one billion euros in various funding programs every year. The Court of Auditors is now examining the wisdom of this spending and will list in its report cases in which taxpayer money is seen as wasted or misused. The report will be presented by the President of the Court of Auditors, Kirsten Butzke, at 11 a.m.

Loud stern.de The state school will also be the subject of the report. Butzke warns the government and parliament against excessive spending as the country's financial situation becomes increasingly critical.

Critical budget situation

The annual report shows that Thuringia is living above its financial means. From 2025 there is a risk of a budget gap of around one billion euros per year, which will put the state government under pressure to review the budget situation. Last year, Thuringia finished with a deficit of 327 million euros, which was offset by the state's financial reserves. Loud mdr.de Thuringia's financial situation has worsened compared to the previous year, and the country is now at the end of a country comparison in terms of gross domestic product per inhabitant at 38,167 euros.

Thuringia's income is no longer growing strongly, and state politics will in future be forced to use the budget without reserves. A budget structure commission will be set up to take the first steps to improve the situation. In addition, a tax estimate from May shows that Thuringia expects 112 million euros less in tax revenue than originally assumed. A further decline in tax revenue of 90 million euros is forecast for 2025.

Economic prospects

Last year, Thuringia also recorded a minimal decline in economic growth of 0.2 percent. Given these challenges, there is increasing pressure on the state government to take effective measures to stabilize finances. Butzke emphasizes the need to balance expenses and income in order to secure Thuringia's financial future.